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soak

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they soak
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he / she / it soaks
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past simple soaked
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past participle soaked
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-ing form soaking
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to put something in liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet; to become completely wet in this way浸泡；浸湿；浸透；湿透
    • soak something (in something) I usually soak the beans overnight.我通常把豆子泡一夜。🔊🔊
    • If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it, the stains should come out.先把桌布浸一浸再洗，污迹就能去掉。🔊🔊
    • soak something with something He soaked the cloth with petrol.他用汽油浸泡那块布。
    • soak (in something) Leave the apricots to soak for 20 minutes.把杏子浸泡 20 分钟。🔊🔊
    • I'm going to go and soak in the bath.我要去泡个澡。🔊🔊
    • Soak the clothes in cold water.把衣服泡在冷水里。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • thoroughly
    • overnight
    • …
    verb + soak
    • leave something to
    • let something
    preposition
    • in
    • into
    • through
    • …
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    [transitive] soak somebody/something to make somebody/something completely wet使湿透；把…浸湿 synonym drench
    • A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators.突如其来的一阵雨把观众淋了个透。🔊🔊
    Topics Weatherc1
  3. [intransitive] (of a liquid液体) to enter or pass through something渗入；渗透
    • soak through something Blood had soaked through the bandage.血透过绷带渗了出来。🔊🔊
    • The rain had soaked through every layer of his clothing.他的衣服里里外外都让雨淋透了。
    • soak into something Water dripped off the table and soaked into the carpet.水从桌上滴下来，渗到地毯里去了。
  4. [transitive] soak somebody (informal) to obtain a lot of money from somebody by making them pay very high taxes or prices向（某人）敲竹杠；宰（某人）；向（某人）征收重税
    • He was accused of soaking his clients.他被指控向客户敲竹杠。🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginOld English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan ‘to suck’.

soak

noun
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(also soaking)
[singular]
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  1. an act of leaving something in a liquid for a period of time; an act of making somebody/something wet浸泡；浸渍；湿透
    • Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.把衬衫好好泡一泡再洗。🔊🔊
  2. (informal) a period of time spent in a bath洗澡；泡澡
    • Relax with a nice long soak in a hot bath.长时间浸泡在热水浴中放松身心。
    3. Word OriginOld English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan ‘to suck’.