/səʊk; sok/ v
1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) become thoroughly wet by being in liquid or by absorbing liquid 浸; 泡; 湿透
*The dirty clothes are soaking in soapy water. 脏衣服都在肥皂水里泡着呢.
* Leave the dried beans to soak overnight. 把这些乾豆子泡一夜.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) cause sth to absorb as much liquid as possible 使某物尽量吸收液体; 使浸透
*soak bread in milk 把面包泡在牛奶里
* He soaked his stained shirt in hot water. 他把脏衬衫浸在热水里了.
* (fig 比喻) He soaked himself in (ie allowed himself to absorb) the atmosphere of the place. 他尽情沉浸在这种环境的气氛之中.
2 [Ipr, Ip] ~ into/through sth; ~ in enter (and pass through) sth; penetrate 进入（并穿过）某物; 渗透
*The rain had soaked through his coat. 雨把他的大衣淋透了.
* Clean up that wine before it soaks in(to the carpet). 趁那酒还没渗进（地毯里）去, 快把它擦乾净.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) extract money from (sb) by charging or taxing very heavily 向（某人）榨取金钱或徵收重税
*Are you in favour of soaking the rich? 你赞成向富人多徵税吗?
4 (idm 习语) soaked/wet to the skin => skin.
5 (phr v) soak sth off/out remove sth by soaking in water 浸泡以除去某物
*soak out a stain from a shirt 浸掉衬衫上的污迹
* Soak a label off a jam jar. 把果酱罐上的标签泡下去. soak sb through make a person and his clothes completely wet 使某人全身湿透
*Don't stand out there
*you'll get soaked through. 你别站在外边, 要不全身都要湿透了. soak sth up
(a) take in (liquid); absorb sth 吸入（液体）; 吸收某物
*Use a paper towel to soak up the cooking oil. 用纸巾把食油吸乾.
(b) receive and absorb sth 接受并吸收某事物
*soaking up the sunshine 晒太阳
* soaking up the atmosphere of the Spanish villages 沉浸在西班牙乡村的空气中
* That child soaks up new facts like a sponge! 那孩子吸收新知识像海绵似的!