soak
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there. 浸泡
Soak the beans for 2 hours. 把豆子泡上兩個小時。
2. V-T If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet. 使浸濕
The water had soaked his jacket and shirt. 水浸濕了他的夾克和襯衣。
3. V-I If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it. 滲透
There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts. 血出得太多，都滲透了我的平腳短褲。
4. V-I If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it. 長時間泡浴
What I need is to soak in a hot tub. 我需要的是在浴盆里泡個熱水澡。
5. N-COUNT Soak is also a noun. 泡浴
I was having a long soak in the bath. 我當(dāng)時正在浴室里長時間地泡浴。
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soak /s??k/ (soaking,soaked,soaks)
劍橋詞典
- C1 [ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 后面必須接副詞或介詞的動詞, 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]
to make something very wet , or (of liquid ) to be absorbed in large amounts
浸濕，把…濕透；（液體）滲入，滲透
The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet . 雨被風(fēng)吹進(jìn)了屋里，打濕了地毯。
You'd better wipe up that red wine you've spilled before it soaks (= is absorbed ) into the carpet . 你最好把灑在地毯上的紅葡萄酒擦掉，免得滲進(jìn)地毯里。
Blood had soaked through both bandages . 血已經(jīng)把兩條繃帶都浸透了。
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]
to leave something in liquid , especially in order to clean it, make it softer , or change its flavour
浸泡，泡
You can usually soak out a stain . 通常情況下你可以把污漬浸泡掉。
Leave the beans to soak overnight ./Let the beans soak overnight . 把豆子浸泡一夜。
Soak the fruit in brandy for a few hours before you add it to the mixture . 先把水果放在白蘭地中浸泡幾個小時，然后再把它加入混合料中。