soak

soak

S0520800 (sōk)v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks v.tr.1. a. To immerse in liquid for a period of time: Soak the beans in water before cooking.b. To make thoroughly wet or saturated: I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain.2. a. To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices: Use the bread to soak up the gravy.b. To be exposed to: went to the beach to soak up the sun.c. Informal To experience or take in mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the music scene.3. To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots.4. Informal a. To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.b. To make (a person) drunk.5. Slang To charge (a person) an inordinate amount for something: people were getting soaked during the gas shortage.v.intr.1. To be immersed in liquid: The beans are soaking.2. a. To seep into or permeate something: Water soaked into the soil.b. To be taken in mentally: The speaker paused to let her words soak in.3. Slang To drink to excess.n.1. The act or process of soaking: had a long soak in the bath.2. Liquid in which something may be soaked.3. Slang A drunkard.

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[Middle English soken, from Old English socian; see seuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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soak′er n.

soak

(səʊk) vb1. to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid2. (when: intr, usually foll by in or into) (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate3. (tr; usually foll by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption: the earth soaks up rainwater. 4. (tr; foll by out or out of) to remove by immersion in a liquid: she soaked the stains out of the dress. 5. (Metallurgy) (tr) metallurgy to heat (a metal) prior to working6. informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk7. (tr) slang US and Canadian to overcharge8. (tr) slang Brit to put in pawnn9. the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion10. the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent11. (Physical Geography) another name for soakage³12. (Physical Geography) informal Brit a heavy rainfall13. slang a person who drinks to excess[Old English sōcian to cook; see suck] ˈsoaker n ˈsoaking n, adj

soak

(soʊk)

v.i. 1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. 2. to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: Rain soaked through the roof. 3. to be thoroughly wet. 4. to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (fol. by in). v.t. 5. to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate. 6. to wet thoroughly; saturate or drench. 7. to permeate thoroughly, as liquid or moisture does. 8. to extract or remove by or as if by soaking (often fol. by out): to soak a stain out of a napkin. 9. Slang. to overcharge. n. 10. the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked. 11. the liquid in which anything is soaked. 12. Slang. a heavy drinker. [before 1000; Middle English soken, Old English sōcian]

soak

Past participle: soaked
Gerund: soaking

Imperative
soak
soak

Present
I soak
you soak
he/she/it soaks
we soak
you soak
they soak

Preterite
I soaked
you soaked
he/she/it soaked
we soaked
you soaked
they soaked

Present Continuous
I am soaking
you are soaking
he/she/it is soaking
we are soaking
you are soaking
they are soaking

Present Perfect
I have soaked
you have soaked
he/she/it has soaked
we have soaked
you have soaked
they have soaked

Past Continuous
I was soaking
you were soaking
he/she/it was soaking
we were soaking
you were soaking
they were soaking

Past Perfect
I had soaked
you had soaked
he/she/it had soaked
we had soaked
you had soaked
they had soaked

Future
I will soak
you will soak
he/she/it will soak
we will soak
you will soak
they will soak

Future Perfect
I will have soaked
you will have soaked
he/she/it will have soaked
we will have soaked
you will have soaked
they will have soaked

Future Continuous
I will be soaking
you will be soaking
he/she/it will be soaking
we will be soaking
you will be soaking
they will be soaking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been soaking
you have been soaking
he/she/it has been soaking
we have been soaking
you have been soaking
they have been soaking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been soaking
you will have been soaking
he/she/it will have been soaking
we will have been soaking
you will have been soaking
they will have been soaking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been soaking
you had been soaking
he/she/it had been soaking
we had been soaking
you had been soaking
they had been soaking

Conditional
I would soak
you would soak
he/she/it would soak
we would soak
you would soak
they would soak

Past Conditional
I would have soaked
you would have soaked
he/she/it would have soaked
we would have soaked
you would have soaked
they would have soaked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soak - the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"soakage, soakingnatural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
	2.	soak - washing something by allowing it to soaksoakinglavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Verb	1.	soak - submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
	2.	soak - rip off; ask an unreasonable pricefleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, surcharge, hook, pluckextort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	3.	soak - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"souse, dowse, drench, sop, dousewet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"brine - soak in brinebedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rainbate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissuesluice, flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"
	4.	soak - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"hock, pawncommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
	5.	soak - beat severelybeat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
	6.	soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)inebriate, intoxicateaffect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"fuddle, befuddle - make stupid with alcohol
	7.	soak - become drunk or drink excessivelyhit it up, inebriate, sousebooze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
	8.	soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"imbuesteep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
	9.	soak - heat a metal prior to working itheat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

soak

verb1. steep, immerse, submerge, infuse, marinate (Cookery), dunk, submerse Soak the beans for two hours.2. wet, damp, saturate, drench, douse, moisten, suffuse, wet through, waterlog, souse, drouk (Scot.) Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.3. penetrate, pervade, permeate, enter, get in, infiltrate, diffuse, seep, suffuse, make inroads (into) Rain had soaked into the sand.soak something up absorb, suck up, take in or up, drink in, assimilate Wrap in absorbent paper after frying to soak up excess oil.

soak

verb1. To make thoroughly wet:douse, drench, saturate, sodden, sop, souse, wet.2. To saturate (something) with a liquid:steep.Chemistry: infuse.3. To take in (moisture or liquid).Also used with up:absorb, drink, imbibe, sop up, take up.4. Informal. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally.Also used with up:absorb, assimilate, digest, imbibe, take up.5. Informal. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually:drink, guzzle, imbibe, tipple.Informal: nip.Slang: booze, lush, tank up.Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle .6. Slang. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something:fleece, overcharge.Slang: clip, gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin.Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners .phrasal verb
soak inTo come as a realization:dawn on (or upon), register, sink in.nounSlang. A person who is habitually drunk:drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, tippler.Slang: boozehound, boozer, lush, rummy, souse, sponge, stiff.

Translations

浸泡浸透渗透湿透

soak

(səuk) verb1. to (let) stand in a liquid. She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water. 浸泡 浸泡2. to make very wet. That shower has completely soaked my clothes. 濕透 湿透3. (with in, ~into, ~through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate. The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage. 滲透 渗透soaked adjective (often with through). She got soaked (through) in that shower. 濕透的 湿透的-soakedrain-soaked / blood-soaked clothing 濕(滲)透的 湿（渗）透的 ˈsoaking adjective very wet. She took off her soaking garments. 濕透的 湿透的soaking wet soaking; very wet. I've washed my hair and it's still soaking wet. 濕淋淋的，濕透的 湿淋淋的，全身湿透的 soak up to draw in or suck up; to absorb. You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth. 吸收(水等) 吸收（水等）

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