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vt. 浸泡

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verb

1.
【释义】

[I,T] 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:

【例句】

Soak the clothes in cold water.

把这些衣服浸泡在冷水里。

【例句】

Let the pans soak; I'll wash them later.

让锅子泡着吧,我过一会儿再洗。

【例句】

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.
【释义】

[I always + adv / prep, T] to make something completely wet

(使某物)湿透,(把某物)浸湿:

【例句】

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。

【例句】

The blood soaked through the bandage.

血浸透了绷带。

【例句】

a rag soaked with oil

浸满了油的抹布

3.
【释义】

[I] to spend a long time taking a bath

长时间泡浴:

【例句】

Soak in a warm bath to relax.

泡一个热水澡,放松一下。

4.
【释义】

[T] [informal] to make someone pay too much money in prices or taxes

向…敲竹杠(征重税):

【例句】

taxes that soak the middle classes

向中产阶级征收的重税

noun

1.
【释义】

a long and enjoyable time spent sitting in the bath

〔长时间、舒服的〕泡浴:

【例句】

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。

2.
【释义】

[BrE] when you soak something

浸泡:

【例句】

Give the towels a good soak , they're very dirty.

把毛巾好好泡一泡,太脏了。

3.
【释义】

an old soak, someone who is often drunk – used humorously

酒鬼,经常喝醉的人〔幽默用法〕

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