soaked

adjective

/səʊkt/

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[not usually before noun] soaked (with something) very wet synonym drench
- He woke up soaked with sweat.
- You're soaked through! (= completely wet)
- They were soaked to the skin/bone (= completely wet).
- You'll get soaked if you go out in this rain.
- Your clothes are soaked!
- His soaked shirt stuck to his chest.
Synonyms wet
wet
- moist
- damp
- soaked
- drenched
- saturated
These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.
- wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:
  The car had skidded on the wet road.
  You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
- moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful:
  a lovely rich moist cake
- damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:
  The cottage was cold and damp.
- soaked (rather informal) very wet:
  You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
- drenched very wet:
  We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
soaked or drenched?Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: their soaked clothes • their drenched clothes
- saturated very wet:
  The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
Patterns
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- get
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- thoroughly
- …
phrases
- soaked to the bone
- soaked to the skin
See full entry
-soaked
used with nouns to form adjectives describing something that is made completely wet with the thing mentioned
- a blood-soaked cloth
- rain-soaked clothing

单词	soaked
释义	soaked adjective /səʊkt/ /səʊkt/ jump to other results [not usually before noun] soaked (with something) very wet synonym drench He woke up soaked with sweat. You're soaked through! (= completely wet) They were soaked to the skin/bone (= completely wet). You'll get soaked if you go out in this rain. Your clothes are soaked! His soaked shirt stuck to his chest. Synonyms wetwet moist damp soaked drenched saturated These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water. wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water: The car had skidded on the wet road. You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now. moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful: a lovely rich moist cake damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant: The cottage was cold and damp. soaked (rather informal) very wet: You’re soaked through! (= completely wet) drenched very wet: We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin. soaked or drenched?Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: their soaked clothes • their drenched clothes saturated very wet: The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything. Patterns wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something soaked/drenched in something somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look get … adverb absolutely completely thoroughly … phrases soaked to the bone soaked to the skin See full entry -soaked used with nouns to form adjectives describing something that is made completely wet with the thing mentioned a blood-soaked cloth rain-soaked clothing
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