soak
verb
noun
səʊk verb
1 if you soak something, or if you let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean 浸，泡 I,T
Soak the clothes in cold water.
把这些衣服浸泡在冷水里。
Let the pans soak; I’ll wash them later.
让锅子泡着吧，我过一会儿再洗。
soak sth off/out (remove it by soaking) 浸掉某物，浸除某物
Put the bottle in soapy water to soak the label off.
把瓶子放到肥皂水里，把商标泡掉。
2 to make something completely wet （使某物）湿透，（把某物）浸湿 I always + adv/prep, T
Police aimed water hoses at the marchers, soaking them.
警察把水龙带对准游行示威者，把他们冲得浑身湿透。
[+ through/into etc ]
The blood soaked through the bandage.
血浸透了绷带。
soak sth in/with sth
a rag soaked with oil
浸满了油的抹布
3 to spend a long time taking a bath 长时间泡浴 I
Soak in a warm bath to relax.
泡一个热水澡，放松一下。
4 to make someone pay too much money in prices or taxes [非正式] 向…敲竹杠 （征重税） T | informal
taxes that soak the middle classes
向中产阶级征收的重税
5 if something soaks up a liquid, it takes the liquid into itself 吸收，吸干〔液体〕
He used a towel to soak up the blood.
他用毛巾把血吸掉。
6
soak up the sun/rays/sunshine etc
to sit outside for a long time enjoying the sun 晒太阳，沐日光浴
7 to enjoy a place by watching it or becoming involved in it 全身心融入，感受
Go to a sidewalk cafe, order coffee, and soak up the atmosphere .
找一家街头咖啡馆，点上一杯咖啡，让自己融入周围的环境。
8 to learn something quickly and easily 〔迅速而又轻松地〕吸收，学会
Children soak up language incredibly quickly.
小孩子学语言快得让人难以置信。
noun
9 a long and enjoyable time spent sitting in the bath 〔长时间、舒服的〕泡浴
I had a good long soak in the bath.
我在浴缸里舒舒服服地泡了很长时间。
10 when you soak something [英] 浸泡 BrE
Give the towels a good soak , they’re very dirty.
把毛巾好好泡一泡，太脏了。
11
an old soak
someone who is often drunk – used humorously 酒鬼，经常喝醉的人〔幽默用法〕