soaking

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soaking - 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"soak, soakagenatural 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.	soaking - the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"drenching, sousing, sousewetting - the act of making something wet
	3.	soaking - washing something by allowing it to soaksoaklavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Adv.	1.	soaking - extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"dripping, sopping

soaking

adjective soaked, dripping, saturated, drenched, sodden, waterlogged, streaming, sopping, wet through, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, like a drowned rat, droukit or drookit (Scot.) My face and raincoat were soaking.

Translations

湿透的

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）