be soaking wet
soaking 作副词修饰 wet，表示‘湿得透’。
Her hair was soaking wet.
她的头发湿透了。
湿透
极湿的；湿透地
极湿的
extremely wet
I forgot my umbrella, so by the time I got home, my coat was soaking wet.
我忘了带伞，所以到家时外套湿透了。
用法提示：soaking 在此作副词，修饰形容词 wet，强调“非常湿、湿透”。
The children ran through the sprinkler and came back with their hair soaking wet.
孩子们跑过洒水器，回来时头发都湿透了。
用法提示：soaking 以副词形式修饰 wet，表示程度达到“湿透”。
He wiped the table with a soaking wet cloth, leaving puddles everywhere.
他用一块湿透的布擦桌子，弄得到处都是水洼。
用法提示：soaking 作副词修饰 wet，构成形容词短语，说明布料“极其湿”。
soaking 作副词修饰 wet，表示‘湿得透’。
Her hair was soaking wet.
她的头发湿透了。
get 与 soaking wet 连用，强调从干到湿的结果。
I got soaking wet on the way home.
我在回家的路上全身湿透了。
soaking wet 整体作定语，放在名词前。
He put the soaking wet towel in the sink.
他把湿透的毛巾放进了水槽。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the storm, my clothes were wet soaking.
正确表达After the storm, my clothes were soaking wet.
soaking 在此是副词，用来加强后面的形容词 wet，必须放在被修饰的形容词之前，构成固定搭配 soaking wet（湿透）。汉语“湿透”把结果补语“透”放在“湿”后面，容易让人照搬成 wet soaking，但英语副词修饰语的位置固定在形容词前。
grammar · medium
易错句子I got soaking in the rain.
正确表达I got soaking wet in the rain.
soaking 是副词，不能单独作表语或补语，必须修饰形容词 wet 才能成立，表示“浑身湿透”。要表达“湿透”这一状态，副词后面不能省略 wet。
grammar · medium
易错句子My shoes were very soaking wet after the walk.
正确表达My shoes were soaking wet after the walk.
soaking 本身已含“极度”之义（相当于 extremely），已把程度说满，不能再叠加 very 等程度副词。删去 very 后，程度只由 soaking 承担，才符合英语习惯。
drenched 侧重被雨水或泼水浇透，常与 by/in 或 from head to toe 连用；soaking 表示“湿得透透的”，多作副词修饰 wet，不强调浇水来源。
dripping wet 强调水还在往下滴，soaking wet 强调水已浸透衣物或身体；两者都指极湿，但 dripping 有“滴水”的画面。
soggy 强调湿而软烂，多形容食物、纸张或地面；soaking 只强调湿透，不表示软烂变形。
湿透了；湿淋淋的
My shoes were soaking wet after the walk in the rain.
雨里走了一趟后，我的鞋湿透了。
被淋得湿透
We got soaking wet walking home in the storm.
暴风雨中走回家，我们被淋得湿透了。
湿透的衣服
He hung his soaking wet clothes over the radiator.
他把湿透的衣服搭在暖气片上。
湿漉漉的头发
She came to the door with soaking wet hair.
她来开门时头发湿漉漉的。
被雨淋得湿透
The children came in soaking wet from the rain.
孩子们被雨淋得湿透，走了进来。
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