1. vt.泡　 become wet through by being in liquid or absorbing liquid
2. vt.浸透　 cause sth to absorb as much liquid as possible
3. vi.酗酒　 drink heavily

　～ bread　泡面包
　～ cloth　泡布
　～ clothes　泡衣服
　～ ground　泡地
　～ naturally　自然地渗透
　～ thoroughly　湿透
　～ in　渗入
　～ off　泡掉
　～ out　被泡掉
　～ through　浸透
　～ up　吸收
　～ into　把…泡在…里
　～ with　用…浸泡

　It's not good to soak.　酗酒是不好的。
　You do nothing but soak with the guests all day long.　你整天无所事事却和人家去酗酒。
　You'd better soak clothes before washing.　衣服在洗之前最好先泡一会儿。
　The little girl soaked her clothes.　小女孩已把她的衣服泡上了。
　The rain soaked us.　雨水淋湿了我们。
　Are you in favour of soaking the rich?　你同意向富人课以重税吗?
　I was caught in the rain and my clothes were soaked.　我让雨浇了，全身湿透了。

 ♣ soak in¹　(v.+adv.)
1. 浸透，渗入 enter a material by passing through the surface
　Put some water on and let it soak in naturally.　倒一些水，让它自然渗透。
　The water has soaked in.　水已经渗进去了。
2. 被逐渐理解 become gradually and clearly understood
　The chairman waited until his suggestion had had time to soak in before inviting the committee's opinions.　主席等他的建议被慢慢理解后才征求委员们的意见。
 ♣ soak in²　(v.+prep.)
1. 在…中浸泡…，浸泡在…中 place and leave (sth) in (liquid or a container of liquid); lie for a long time in the (liquid or a container)
　The clothes are soaking in soapy water.　衣服在肥皂水里泡着。
　Let the clothes soak in water overnight.　让衣服在水里泡上一晚上吧。
　Soak the cloth in the dye for an hour.　把布放进染料里泡一个小时。
　She soaked the dirty clothes in water.　她把脏衣服都泡到水里了。
2. 沉浸于…之中 make (oneself) give one's whole attention to; fill (oneself) with (sth such as knowledge)
　He soaked himself in the atmosphere of the place.　他沉浸在那一场合的气氛中。
　During these long summer visits he had soaked himself in the traditions and customs of the place.　在长时间的暑期观光过程中，他已把自己完全沉醉在欣赏这个地方的传统和习惯之中。
 ♣ soak into　(v.+prep.)
1. 浸入… enter (sth such as material)
　The water soaked into the soil.　水渗进泥土中。
　It will not take long for the melted snow to soak into the soil.　不用多久融雪就会渗入土壤。
2. 被…逐渐理解并吸收 be gradually understood and accepted by (one's mind)
　The idea hasn't soaked into his head.　这种想法还没印入他的头脑。
　You need a rest from studying to allow the facts to soak into your mind.　你需要休息一下再研究，好让那些资料在你头脑里被吸收。
 ♣ soak off　(v.+adv.)
　泡掉　remove (sth) by leaving it for a time in liquid
　A good way to get a stamp off an envelope is to soak it off.　从信封上揭下邮票的一个好办法就是把它泡掉。
 ♣ soak out　(v.+adv.)
　被浸泡掉　(cause to) be removed by being left in liquid
　Do you think the dirt will soak out?　你认为这污垢会泡掉吗?
　You can soak out most marks in this special cleaning liquid if you leave the clothes in it long enough.　只要把衣服在这种特殊的洗涤剂中浸泡一段时间，大部分污垢就可以泡掉。
 ♣ soak through¹　(v.+adv.)
　浸透　to pass through a material or garment
　This coat was supposed to keep rain out, but the water has soaked through.　这件外衣说是能防雨，但雨水照样透了进来。
　Don't stand there; you'll be soaked through.　别站在那，你会湿透的。
　We all got soaked through.　我们都淋得湿透了。
 ♣ soak through²　(v.+prep.)
　浸透…　pass completely through (a material or garment)
　The rain had soaked through the roof.　雨水已经渗透了屋顶。
　Blood soaked through the bandage.　血渗透了绷带。
 ♣ soak up　(v.+adv.)
1. 吸收，吸入，（使）充满 take in (sth such as liquid); be filled with (sth)
　Blotting-paper soaks up ink.　吸墨纸吸收墨水。
　A sponge soaks up water.　海绵能吸水。
　Use a paper towel to soak up the cooking oil.　用纸巾把油吸干。
　The ground soaked up the rain.　地面吸干了雨水。
2. 大量而迅速地吸取 take in or learn (sth) easily, quickly and in quantity
　Charles soaks up facts as fast as the teacher gives them.　老师讲的东西，查理一下子就全能记住。
　Don't soak up everything uncritically.　不要不加批判地接受一切。
 ♣ soak with　(v.+prep.)
　用…浸泡，使充满…　fill (sth) with a lot of (usually liquid)
　Before planting the bushes, soak the ground with water.　种这种灌木之前先把地面浇透。
　He was soaked with rain.　他被雨水淋透了。

 ♣ soak, drench, impregnate, saturate, sop, steep, waterlog
　这组词的共同含义是“浸泡”。其区别是：soak强调完全浸泡在液体中，以致被浸泡的物质完全湿透、变软或溶化；saturate侧重指浸透到饱和的承度，暗示不能再增加了；steep特指把某物的精髓浸泡出来并使其同液体融为一体；impregnate主要指把某物浸泡在不是水的液体中使其渗透到各处；sop通常指用肉汤、牛奶或酒来泡食物，也指把某物用液体浸透；waterlog专指使某物浸透水，使其变得无用、太沉重或湿润；drench专指被雨水彻底淋透。

　［同义词］ steep, wet
　［词源］中古英语soken（浸）