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词组 soak
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soak
Theme: DRINKING - EXCESS
1.
in. to drink heavily; to get drunk.
The two old ladies put on their coats and went out to soak.They sat quietly soaking for an hour.
2.
n. a drinking bout.
They sat there quietly enjoying their soak.Both guys declined to go out and stayed home and enjoyed a soak in front of the T.V.
Theme: DRUNKARD
n. a drunkard.
Some old soak lay moaning in the gutter.Hank is getting to be a real soak.
Theme: EXTORTION
tr. to overcharge someone; to extort money from someone.
They soaked me for twenty dollars for the parts, but at least it runs now.The cleaners soaked me for the cleaning job.
soak
1. noun
a drunk UK, 1820
2. verb
to use something as collateral for a loan US, 1972
⇨ old soak; soak
noun a drunkard. From the verb sense (to drink immoderately) UK, 1820
phrasesoak[soaked, soaked, soaking]
be soaked in
be soaked in sth literary to contain a lot of a particular quality: The city was soaked in history. We live in a culture that is soaked in violence.
be soaked through
be soaked through to be completely wet: By the time he got home, his jacket was soaked through. You'd better take those clothes off! You look soaked through! SIMILAR TO: drench
soak up 1. soak up sthsoak sth up to enjoy experiencing or looking at something in a place: You can stay in pretty mountain villages and soak up the scenery.soak up the sun/sunshine Morocco is an ideal place for soaking up the sun.soak up the atmosphere (=enjoy watching and experiencing all the interesting things that are happening in a place) I wanted to wander around the old markets and soak up the atmosphere. SIMILAR TO: enjoy2. soak up sthsoak sth up if something soaks up a liquid, it takes the liquid into itself: He used a towel to soak up the blood. SIMILAR TO: absorb3. soak up sthsoak sth up to learn a lot of information and ideas about a subject by reading, listening to other people talking about it etc: I read a lot of books and tried to soak up as many new ideas about gardening as I could. "You've been very quiet!" "I've been soaking up your words of wisdom!"4. soak up sthsoak sth up to use a lot of money, especially an unreasonably or unusually large amount: The new satellite network soaked up more than $65 million of public money. SIMILAR TO: use up5. soak up sthsoak sth up to not be badly affected by something, for example pressure, strong criticism, or difficult conditions: The German team are famous for their ability to soak up pressure and come back to win. The Toyota can soak up a lot of punishment off road. SIMILAR TO: withstand

soak

1. in. to drink heavily; to get drunk. (see also soaked.) The two old ladies put on their coats and went out to soak.
2. n. a drinking bout. Both guys declined to go out and stayed home and enjoyed a soak in front of the TV.
3. n. a drunkard. Some old soak lay moaning in the gutter.
4. tv. to overcharge someone; to extort money from someone. They soaked me for twenty dollars for the parts, but at least it runs now.
See:
  • be soaked through
  • be soaked to the bone
  • be soaked to the skin
  • be/get soaked to the skin
  • Go chase yourself!
  • go fly a kite
  • go soak your face
  • go soak your head
  • Go soak your head!
  • go soak yourself
  • Go soak yourself!
  • soak
  • soak (one) to the skin
  • soak (someone or something) through
  • soak (someone or something) with (something)
  • soak (someone) to the bone
  • soak (something) off of (something else)
  • soak (something) out of (something else)
  • soak face
  • soak in
  • soak off
  • soak one’s face
  • soak out
  • soak out of
  • soak through
  • soak to the skin
  • soak up
  • soak with
  • soaked
  • soaked through
  • soaked to the bone
  • soaked to the skin
  • soaking wet
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