词汇精选:soak的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
浸,浸湿性,湿透
例句:
I was having a long soak in the bath.
我在浴缸里泡了很长时间。
例句:
很多干豆在煮烧之前需要浸泡一下。
Most dried beans need a soak before they're cooked.
酒鬼,醉汉
例句:
He's a dreadful old soak.
他可真是大酒鬼。
例句:
Grandpa was a real old soak.
爷爷真是个老酒鬼。
大雨
v.
浸泡,使…上下湿透 [I,T]
例句:
Put the clothes in water and let them soak for several hours.
将衣服在水中浸几个小时。
例句:
She loves to soak in the bathtub.
她喜欢泡在浴缸中。
酗酒 [I]
例句:
You'd better not soak.
你不能酗酒了。
例句:
You do nothing but soak with the guests all day long.
你整天无所事是却和人家酗酒。
吸收,吸入 [T]
例句:
The sponge soaked in the water on the desk.
海绵将书桌上的水吸了进去。
例句:
He soaked up the subject as a sponge soaks up water.
他吸收那门学科的知识犹如海绵吸水。
沉浸在 [T]
例句:
She soaked herself in the sunshine.
她使自己沐浴在阳光里。
例句:
She is soaked in music.
她醉心于音乐。
渗透 [I,T]
例句:
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。
例句:
Rain had soaked into the sand.
雨水渗入了沙地。
二、词义辨析:
wet,damp,soak
这些动词均有“使潮湿”之意。wet普通用词,一般指水所发挥的作用。damp指全部弄湿,侧重状态。soak多指浸没,侧重最后结果。
三、相关短语:
soak up
v.1.吸收,(使)充满 2.大量而迅速地吸取
soak through
渗入, 湿透
四、参考例句:
Soak the beans overnight.
把豆子泡一夜。
She loves to soak in the bathtub.
她喜欢泡在浴缸中。
She loves to soak in the Bathtub.
她喜欢泡在浴缸中。
I soak in hot spring bath.
我浸泡在温泉中。
You should soak in all the details.
你要把这些细节都记住。
Soak up knowledge like a sponge.
像海绵吸水般地吸收着知识。
Let the beans soak in water overnight.
让豆子在水里浸过夜。
I was having a long soak in the bath.
我在浴缸里泡了很长时间。
Put some water on and let it soak in naturally.
倒一些水,让它自然渗透。
This paper towel will soak up spilt coffee.
这张纸巾能把洒出的咖啡吸干。