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soaking

/ˈsoʊkɪŋ/

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verb

浸泡，浸湿.

To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

Examples :

"After playing in the rain, my shoes were soaking wet. "

在雨中玩耍后，我的鞋子被雨水浸透了。

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verb

浸泡，浸湿。

To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

Examples :

"Soak the beans overnight before cooking."

做饭前，先把豆子浸泡在水里过夜，让它们充分吸水。

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verb

浸泡，浸透。

To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

Examples :

"The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet."

水浸透了我的鞋子，让我的脚都湿透了。

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verb

吸收，浸泡。

To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

Examples :

"A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture."

海绵吸收水分；皮肤吸收水分。

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verb

榨取, 敲诈.

To take money from.

Examples :

"The company was soaking employees for a new fundraising campaign. "

公司为了新的筹款活动，正在榨取员工的钱财。

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verb

狂饮, 豪饮

To drink intemperately or gluttonously.

Examples :

"After winning the championship, the team was soaking champagne, letting it spill all over themselves and each other in celebration. "

赢得冠军后，球队狂饮香槟，任由香槟洒在自己和队友身上，以此庆祝。

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verb

淬火

To heat (a metal) before shaping it.

Examples :

"The blacksmith had to soak the metal bar in the furnace before shaping it into a horseshoe. "

铁匠必须先把金属条在炉子里淬火，才能把它打造成马蹄铁。

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verb

保温，均热

To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.

Examples :

"We should soak the kiln at cone 9 for half an hour."

我们应该在锥度9时将窑炉保温均热半小时。

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verb

浸泡，浸湿。

To absorb; to drain.

Examples :

"The sponge soaked up all the spilled juice from the table. "

海绵吸干了桌子上洒出来的所有果汁。

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noun

浸泡，浸湿。

Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking.

Examples :

"After getting caught in the rain, my clothes required a long soaking to get rid of all the mud. "

被雨淋湿后，我的衣服需要长时间的浸泡才能洗掉所有的泥巴。

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adjective

湿透，淋湿。

Extremely wet; saturated.

Examples :

"The dog was soaking wet after its swim in the lake. "

狗狗在湖里游完泳后，浑身湿透了。

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