get a soaking
指被雨淋透或意外弄湿，口语常用，常与 get 搭配。
We got a soaking when the storm caught us on the way home.
回家路上赶上暴风雨，我们被淋得浑身湿透。
浸泡；浸透；湿透
静止性交；插入后不抽送的做法（据称一些摩门教徒以此代替传统性交）；在水中浸泡；湿透或浸透。；将阴茎插入阴道并保持不动、不抽送的做法,据说摩门教徒以此代替传统性交。；浸；渍
Immersion in water; a thorough wetting or dunking.
在水中浸泡；湿透或浸透。
Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.
将阴茎插入阴道并保持不动、不抽送的做法,据说摩门教徒以此代替传统性交。
The practice of inserting a penis into a vagina and remaining stationary, without thrusting, supposedly used by Mormons in lieu of traditional sexual intercourse.
After walking in the heavy rain, I got a thorough soaking.
在暴雨中行走后，我被淋了个透湿。
用法提示：soaking 是名词，表示‘湿透/淋透’，作 got 的宾语。
In summer, the lawn needs a good soaking every few days.
夏天草坪每隔几天就需要好好浇透一次。
用法提示：soaking 是名词，指‘彻底浇透/浸透’，作 needs 的宾语。
The recipe calls for a long soaking in cold water before cooking the rice.
食谱要求煮饭前将大米在凉水中长时间浸泡。
用法提示：soaking 是名词，表示‘浸泡’，作 calls for 的宾语。
指被雨淋透或意外弄湿，口语常用，常与 get 搭配。
We got a soaking when the storm caught us on the way home.
回家路上赶上暴风雨，我们被淋得浑身湿透。
表示“把某物浸泡一下”，宾语放在 give 与 a soaking 之间。
Give the dried beans a soaking overnight before cooking them.
把干豆子泡上一夜再煮。
be in for 表示“即将遭遇”，此用法多用于口语中的预言或提醒。
Take an umbrella — you're in for a soaking if you go out like that.
带把伞吧——你就这样出去，非被淋透不可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dry plants need good soaking.
正确表达The dry plants need a good soaking.
soaking 作名词表示“一次浸泡、浇透”这一具体动作时是可数名词，单数泛指必须加不定冠词 a，所以是 a good soaking；只有表示多次时才用复数 soakings。
grammar · medium
易错句子I will soaking the beans overnight.
正确表达I will soak the beans overnight.
情态动词 will 后面只能接动词原形，表示“浸泡”这个动作要用动词 soak；soaking 是名词或现在分词，不能直接跟在 will 之后。
grammar · medium
易错句子I got soaking in the rain.
正确表达I got soaked in the rain.
表示“被淋湿、湿透”作表语时用过去分词 soaked（或 be soaking wet 这种固定搭配）；soaking 单独作表语不表示“湿透的”，所以不能写成 got soaking。
拼写和发音与 soaking 很接近，但 soar 指向上飞升或数值猛涨，和“浸泡、湿透”毫无关系。
同样指把东西放在液体里，但强调为泡出味道或成分（如泡茶），而 soaking 只强调浸入水中、泡得湿透。
指把东西很快浸入液体再取出，时间很短；soaking 则指较长时间的浸泡、彻底湿透。
把它浸泡一下
Give it a soaking in warm water before scrubbing.
擦洗之前先把它在温水里泡一泡。
好好浸泡；浇透
The plants need a good soaking after the hot day.
天气炎热，植物需要好好浇透水。
被淋湿；被浸透
We got a soaking when the storm caught us outside.
我们在外面遇上暴风雨，被淋得湿透。
浸泡一夜
An overnight soaking will make the beans easier to cook.
浸泡一夜会让豆子更容易煮烂。
soak
soak + -ed
soak + up
soak + -er + hose
soak + away
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