• vt. 吸收，吸入；沉浸在（工作或學習中）；使……上下濕透
• vi. 浸泡；滲透
• n. 浸；濕透；大雨

來自古英語 socian,浸泡，字面意思為吮吸，來自 Proto-Germanic*sukana,吮吸，來自 PIE*sug, 吮吸，來自 PIE*seue,汁液，液體，詞源同 suck,soup.引申諸相關詞義。

soak

soak: [OE] Soak and suck come from the same ultimate source, the prehistoric Germanic base *suk-. It appears to have been a fairly late Germanic formation, for its only known immediate relative is West Frisian soken or zoken ‘soak’.
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soak (v.)

Old English socian (intransitive) "to soak, to lie in liquid," from Proto-Germanic *sukon (cognates: West Flemish soken), possibly from PIE *sug-, from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). Transitive sense "drench, permeate thoroughly" is from mid-14c.; that of "cause to lie in liquid" is from early 15c. Meaning "take up by absorption" is from 1550s. Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895. Related: Soaked; soaking. As a noun, mid-15c., from the verb.

1. There'll be ample opportunity to relax, swim and soak up some sun.

將會有充足的機會去放松、游泳和曬太陽。

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2. What I need is to soak in a hot tub.

我需要在熱騰騰的澡盆里好好地泡一泡。

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3. I was having a long soak in the bath.

我在浴缸里泡了很長時間。

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4. Soak the walnuts in brine for four or five days.

把核桃放在鹽水里泡四五天。

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5. The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture.

細胞會立即開始吸收水分。

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