英语词汇“soak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

soaksoak1 /soʊk/ ●●○ S3 verb

ETYMOLOGYsoak¹

Origin: Old English socian

VERB TABLE

soak

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	soak
	he, she, it	soaks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	soaked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have soaked
	he, she, it	has soaked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had soaked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will soak
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have soaked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am soaking
	he, she, it	is soaking
	you, we, they	are soaking
Past	I, he, she, it	was soaking
	you, we, they	were soaking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been soaking
	he, she, it	has been soaking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been soaking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be soaking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been soaking

COLLOCATIONS► soak it all in

Just give me a couple of minutes to soak it all in.

1[intransitive, transitive] to cover something with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean, or to be covered by liquid in this way: Soak the beans overnight. Let the pan soak a while before you scrub it.soak something in something She soaked the fish in lemon juice.2[transitive] if a liquid soaks someone or something, it makes him, her, or it completely wet: The heavy rain soaked his clothes.3[transitive] to make someone or something completely wet by putting liquid on him, her, or it: Police turned on hoses, soaking protesters.soak something with/in something He took a rag and soaked it with gasoline.4[intransitive] to spend a long time taking a bath5[transitive] informal to make someone pay too much money in prices or taxes: The tax is designed to soak the rich. [Origin: Old English socian]soak something ↔ in phrasal verb to notice or think about what you are learning, seeing, or experiencing: Just give me a couple of minutes to soak it all in.soak into something phrasal verb if a liquid soaks into cloth, soil, food, etc., it goes into itsoak off phrasal verb soak something ↔ off, soak something off something to remove something by leaving it covered with a liquid for a period of time: Soak the label off the jar.soak through phrasal verb soak through something if a liquid soaks through cloth, soil, etc., it goes through it: Blood had soaked through the sock.soak something ↔ up phrasal verb1if something soaks up a liquid, it takes the liquid into itself: This material soaks up water like a sponge.2if you soak up a liquid, you use paper, a soft cloth, etc. to remove the liquid from something3to enjoy something by watching it closely or becoming involved in it: A walking tour is a great way to soak up the city’s history.4to learn something quickly and easily: Small children soak up language at an amazing rate.5to use a lot of something that is available, especially money