Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5630
soak
/səuk/
noun
浸泡；浸透
An immersion in water etc.
- 1.
An immersion in water etc.
浸泡在水中等
浸泡在水中等；浸；湿透；大雨
In use
After the long run, a soak in the cold pool helped my legs recover.
You should give the dried beans a soak before cooking them.
A warm soak in the bathtub is my favorite way to relax on Sundays.
Connections
Collocations
- give something a soak
- 将某物浸泡
- Give the stained shirt a soak in cold water.把有污渍的衬衫在冷水中浸泡一下。
- a good soak
- 好好浸泡
- After the hike, my feet needed a good soak.徒步旅行后，我的脚需要好好浸泡一下。
- soak time
- 浸泡时间
- The recommended soak time for dried beans is eight hours.干豆的建议浸泡时间是八小时。
- a long soak
- 长时间浸泡
- A long soak in warm water can relieve muscle tension.在温水中长时间浸泡可以缓解肌肉紧张。
- soak in the bath
- 泡澡
- She enjoys a relaxing soak in the bath after work.她喜欢下班后泡个舒服的澡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
soak谐音‘湿壳’，浸泡使外壳湿润。
Context & Register
register: mixed; typical contexts: laundry, cooking, industrial soaking; note_zh: 通常用于日常和工业语境，比较常见于描述浸泡过程。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'oak', 'cloak', and 'croak' all rhyme with 'soak', sharing the /oʊk/ sound. Lookalikes like 'woke' have a different spelling (-oke) but similar pronunciation.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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