soak
soak — 名詞
1. a length of time that something spends sitting in water or another liquid, usual
浸泡
將物品浸在液體中的一段時間
a length of time that something spends sitting in water or another liquid, usually to clean it or make it softer
Give the dried beans a good soak overnight before cooking them.
烹煮之前先把乾豆子好好浸泡一整晚。
collocation: give something a soak
After the long hike, Tara took a long soak in the hot tub.
長途健行後，Tara 在熱水浴缸裡泡了很久。
collocation: have/take a soak
The recipe says the rice needs a short soak before steaming.
食譜上說米在蒸之前需要稍微浸泡一下。
Otis gave his sore shoulder a warm soak with Epsom salts.
Otis 用加了瀉鹽的溫水浸泡他酸痛的肩膀。
文法句型
a + soak
give something a soak
have a soak
用法筆記
Usually singular and used with an indefinite article or possessive.
2. an informal and disapproving word for someone who habitually drinks large amount
酒鬼
習慣性大量飲酒的人
an informal and disapproving word for someone who habitually drinks large amounts of alcohol
The old soak at the corner table had already drunk three bottles of wine.
角落桌旁那個老酒鬼已經喝掉三瓶紅酒了。
informal register: old soak
Nobody wanted to hire him once everyone knew he was a soak.
一旦大家知道他是個酒鬼，就沒有人想僱用他了。
His grandfather was a harmless old soak who never hurt anyone.
他祖父是個無害的老酒鬼，從來不會傷害任何人。
The local soak sat on the same bar stool every evening until closing time.
那個當地老酒鬼每天晚上都在那張酒吧高腳椅上坐到打烊。
文法句型
a + soak
用法筆記
Strongly informal and somewhat dated. Rarely used in modern everyday conversation except humorously.
soak — 動詞
1. when a liquid causes something to become completely wet, or when a material take
浸濕；濕透
液體使某物變得很濕，或材質吸收液體
when a liquid causes something to become completely wet, or when a material takes in liquid through its surface
The rain soaked through Christopher's jacket and made his shirt wet.
雨水滲透了 Christopher 的夾克，把他襯衫都弄溼了。
phrasal pattern: soak through [something]
Zuri soaked a clean towel in warm water and placed it on her forehead.
Zuri 把一條乾淨毛巾浸入溫水，然後敷在額頭上。
transitive: soak [something] in [liquid]
Use a sponge to soak up the water that spilled on the floor.
用海綿把灑在地板上的水吸乾。
The oil from the fried fish soaked into the paper wrapping quickly.
炸魚的油很快就滲進了紙包裝裡。
Heavy rain soaked the fields, turning the soil into thick mud.
大雨把田地淋得溼透，泥土變成了一片爛泥。
文法句型
soak something
soak through something
soak something up
something soaks into
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (the rain soaked the ground) or intransitively (the water soaked into the wood). The phrasal verb 'soak up' adds the idea of absorbing liquid like a sponge.
常見錯誤
2. to place an item in water or another liquid and let it sit for a while, with the
浸泡；泡
把物品放在液體中以清潔、軟化或調味
to place an item in water or another liquid and let it sit for a while, with the aim of cleaning it, softening its texture, or adding flavour
Adina soaked the dried chickpeas overnight before making hummus.
Adina 把乾鷹嘴豆浸泡了一整晚，然後才做鷹嘴豆泥。
collocation: soak [beans/grains] overnight
Hyun soaked his stained shirt in cold water and detergent for an hour.
Hyun 把沾到汙漬的襯衫泡在冷水和洗衣精裡一個小時。
purpose: cleaning
Min soaked the bamboo leaves in warm water to make them soft for wrapping dumplings.
Min 把粽葉泡在溫水裡使其變軟，方便包粽子。
The recipe says to soak the berries in brandy for two weeks.
食譜上說要把莓果浸在白蘭地裡兩個星期。
文法句型
soak something in [liquid]
soak [food/clothing] for [time]
leave something to soak
用法筆記
The purpose is always deliberate — cleaning, softening, or flavouring. When the goal is simply to make something wet, use sense 1 instead.
常見錯誤
3. to consume large amounts of alcoholic drinks, especially as a regular habit that
酗酒
長期大量地喝烈酒
to consume large amounts of alcoholic drinks, especially as a regular habit that harms your health or life
Iker spent most of his twenties soaking in cheap bars around the city.
Iker 二十幾歲時大部分時間都在城裡廉價酒吧裡酗酒。
informal register: soaking = drinking heavily
The novel tells the story of a writer who soaks away his sorrows every night.
這本小說講述一名作家每晚用酒精澆愁的故事。
Niran's friends worried that he was soaking too much and needed help.
Niran 的朋友擔心他喝得太兇，需要有人幫忙。
After losing his job, Darius spent his evenings soaking alone in his apartment.
Darius 失業後，每天晚上都在自己的公寓裡獨自喝悶酒。
- binge drink
more modern — describes heavy drinking in a short period
- hit the bottle
idiomatic — also informal, implies regular heavy drinking
文法句型
soak
be soaking
soak oneself
用法筆記
Informal and slightly old-fashioned. 'Soak' as a verb for drinking is less common in modern English than 'binge drink' or 'hit the bottle'.
4. to make someone pay far more than the usual or fair price for something, in a wa
敲竹槓；詐取
向某人索取遠高於合理的價格
to make someone pay far more than the usual or fair price for something, in a way that feels dishonest
The taxi driver soaked the tourists for three times the normal fare.
那名計程車司機向遊客敲竹槓，收了正常車資三倍的價錢。
pattern: soak [someone] for [amount]
Paloma felt the mechanic had soaked her for simple repairs on her car.
Paloma 覺得修車廠只是簡單的維修就向她索價過高。
Customers complained that the beach restaurant soaked them for basic meals.
顧客投訴那家海灘餐廳連基本餐點都收取離譜的價格。
The repair shop soaked Hyun for two hundred dollars to fix a simple leak.
那家修理廠光是處理一處簡單的漏水就向 Hyun 敲詐了兩百美元。
- overcharge
neutral and direct; 'soak' is more informal and suggests a bigger, more unfair overcharge
- rip off
equally informal, very common in everyday speech
- fleece
informal but slightly more dramatic, implies being cheated out of a large sum
文法句型
soak someone for [amount]
get soaked
用法筆記
Always transitive, usually followed by 'for' indicating the price or amount. 'Get soaked' is the common passive form.