单词 | soak up |
释义 | soak upSEE SYNONYMS FOR soak up ON THESAURUS.COM Absorb, take in, as in I lay there, soaking up the sun, or She often went to hear poets read their work, soaking up every word. This usage, alluding to absorbing a liquid, dates from the mid-1500s. Drink to excess, as in She can really soak up her beer. Words nearby soak upsoak, soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers, soak up, so-and-so, Soane, soap, soapbark, soapberry The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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