soak
verb
uk/səʊk/us/soʊk/C1[I+ adv/prep,T]
to make something verywet, or (ofliquid) to beabsorbedinlargeamounts:
浸湿，把…湿透；（液体）渗入，渗透Thewindhadblowntherainin and soaked thecarpet.雨被风吹进了屋里，打湿了地毯。
You'dbetterwipeup thatredwineyou'vespilledbefore it soaks(= isabsorbed)intothecarpet.你最好把洒在地毯上的红葡萄酒擦掉，免得渗进地毯里。
Blood had soakedthroughbothbandages.血已经把两条绷带都浸透了。
B2[IorT]
toleavesomething inliquid,especiallyinordertocleanit, make itsofter, orchangeitsflavour:
浸泡，泡You can usually soakoutastain.通常情况下你可以把污渍浸泡掉。
Leavethebeanstosoakovernight./Letthebeanssoakovernight.把豆子浸泡一夜。
Soak thefruitinbrandyfor a fewhoursbefore youaddit to themixture.先把水果放在白兰地中浸泡几个小时，然后再把它加入混合料中。
to wash something
- washHave you washed the dishes yet?
- washWash your hands before dinner, please.
- batheHave you bathed yet today?
- showerI always shower after I exercise.
- rinseShe rinsed the cloth in the sink.
- soakShe soaked the T-shirt overnight to get rid of the stains.
Wet weather & wetness
- clamminess
- damp
- dampness
- dankness
- dreich
- drench
- drenched/soaked/wet to the skinidiom
- misty
- moist
- moisten
- monsoon
- saturate
- saturated
- soggily
- sogginess
- spongy
- sun shower
- waterlogged
- wetly
- wetness
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
Phrasal verb
soaksomethingup
soak
noun[C]
uk/səʊk/us/soʊk/soaknoun[C](MAKE WET)
aperiodoftimeduring which something is inliquid:
浸泡，浸透Mostdriedbeansneed a soak before they'recooked.大多数干豆子在烹饪之前都需要浸泡。
Showers are allrightbut there's nothing like a goodlongsoak in thebath.洗淋浴也不错，但根本不能跟在浴缸中舒舒服服地泡澡相比。
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- siege
- steep
- steepsomething/someoneinsomething
- submersion
- surround
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp
soaknoun[C](PERSON)
old-fashionedinformal
apersonwho is oftendrunk
酒鬼，酗酒者Drunkenness & sobriety
- alky
- battered
- beer goggles
- binge drinker
- binge drinking
- blasted
- drunk dial
- have a few (too many)idiom
- inebriate
- inebriated
- inebriating
- inebriation
- muzzy
- ripped
- roaring drunkidiom
- shit-faced
- slaughtered
- slewed
- smashed
- whacked