Tra từ soak - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

soak [soak soaks soaked soaking] verb, noun BrE [səʊk] NAmE [soʊk]
verb
1. transitive, intransitive to put sth in liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet; to become completely wet in this way
•~ sth (in sth) I usually soak the beans overnight.
•If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it, the stains should come out.
•~ (in sth) Leave the apricots to soak for 20 minutes.
•I'm going to go and soak in the bath.
2. transitive ~ sb/sth to make sb/sth completely wet
Syn: ↑drench
•A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators.
3. transitive ~ sb (informal)to obtain a lot of money from sb by making them pay very high taxes or prices
•He was accused of soaking his clients.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan ‘to suck’.

Thesaurus:
soak verb T, I
•Rain soaked the spectators.
drench • • douse • • wet • • flood • |formal immerse •
soak/drench/douse/wet sth with sth
soak/drench/douse/immerse sth/yourself in sth
rain soaks/drenches/floods sb/sth
be soaked/drenched with blood/sweat
Soak or drench? In many cases you can use either word. Soak but not drench is used when you deliberately put sth in water.

Example Bank:
•He soaked the cloth with petrol.
•I've left the clothes to soak overnight.
•Leave the beans to soak overnight.
•Let the soil soak up the water.
•Place the jar in warm water to soak the label off.
•Soak the clothes in cold water.
•The rain had soaked through every layer of his clothing.
•Water dripped off the table and soaked into the carpet.
•His shirt was soaked with blood.
•I'm going to go and soak in the bath.
Derived: ↑soak in ▪ ↑soak into something ▪ ↑soak something off ▪ ↑soak something up

noun (also soak·ing)singular
1. an act of leaving sth in a liquid for a period of time; an act of making sb/sth wet
•Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.
2. (informal)a period of time spent in a bath
•Relax with a nice long soak in a hot bath.

Word Origin:
Old English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan ‘to suck’.

See also: ↑soaking