| 单词 | soak |
| 释义 | soak v. & n. --v 1. tr. & intr. make or become thoroughly wet through saturation with or in liquid. 2. tr. (of rain etc.) drench. 3. tr. (foll. by in, up) a absorb (liquid). b acquire (knowledge etc.) copiously. 4. refl. (often foll. by in) steep (oneself) in a subject of study etc. 5. intr. (foll. by in, into, through) (of liquid) make its way or penetrate by saturation. 6. tr. colloq. extract money from by an extortionate charge, taxation, etc. (soak the rich). 7. intr. colloq. drink persistently, booze. 8. tr. (as soaked adj.) very drunk. --n 1. the act of soaking or the state of being soaked. 2. a drinking-bout. 3. colloq. a hard drinker. Derivatives soakage n. soaker n. soaking n. & adj. Etymology: OE socian rel. to soc sucking at the breast, sucan SUCK |
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