英汉词典

1. 浸;泡
    If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there.

    e.g. Soak the beans for 2 hours...
           将豆子浸泡 2 小时。
    e.g. He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak.
           他关上水龙头，让盘子浸泡在水中。

2. 使湿透;浸湿
    If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet.

    e.g. The water had soaked his jacket and shirt...
           水浸湿了他的夹克和衬衫。
    e.g. Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
           用至少 4 加仑的水浸湿每株灌木周围的土。

3. 渗透
    If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it.

    e.g. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts...
           血流得太多，渗透了我的平脚短裤。
    e.g. Rain had soaked into the sand.
           雨水渗入了沙地。

4. (长时间地)泡热水澡
    If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it.

    e.g. What I need is to soak in a hot tub.
           我需要在热腾腾的澡盆里好好地泡一泡。

5. see also: soaked;soaking

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