soak

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Ngâm trong nước

BrE /səʊk/ AmE /soʊk/

verb en → vi

past soaked pp soaked ing soaking

1 SUBMERGE [transitive] A2

Ngâm trong nước

to put something in water or another liquid and leave it there for a long time, usually to make it softer or cleaner

  • soak sth in sth

Collocations soak clothes in water · soak rice overnight

  • Soak the tea bag in hot water for a few minutes.

    Ngâm túi trà trong nước nóng vài phút.

2 DRINK [intransitive] B1

Uống nhiều

to drink a lot of liquid, especially alcohol

  • soak in sth

Collocations soak in beer · soak in wine

  • He had been drinking all night and was completely soaked.

    Anh ta đã uống suốt đêm và hoàn toàn say.

3 BE WET [intransitive] B1

Đẫm nước

to be very wet, especially after being in rain or water

  • be soaked

Collocations soaked to the skin · completely soaked

  • We got soaked in the rain.

    Chúng tôi bị ướt đẫm trong mưa.

1 SUBMERGE [transitive] A2

Ngâm trong nước

to make something wet by putting it into water or another liquid for a long time, usually to clean or soften it

  • soak sth in sth

Collocations soak clothes in water · soak rice overnight

  • Soak the tea bag in hot water for a few minutes.

    Ngâm túi trà trong nước nóng vài phút.

2 DRINK [intransitive] B1

Uống nhiều

to drink a lot of liquid, especially alcohol

  • soak in sth

Collocations soak in beer · soak in wine

  • He had been drinking all night and was completely soaked.

    Anh ta đã uống suốt đêm và hoàn toàn say.

3 BE WET [intransitive] B1

Đẫm nước

to be very wet, especially after being in rain or water

  • be soaked

Collocations soaked to the skin · completely soaked

  • We got soaked in the rain.

    Chúng tôi bị ướt đẫm trong mưa.

4 ABSORB [intransitive] B2

Hấp thụ nước

to take in liquid or moisture, especially by accident

  • soak up sth

Collocations soak up water · soak up moisture

  • The carpet soaked up the spilled milk.

    Cái thảm đã hấp thụ sữa bị đổ.

5 LEARN [intransitive] B2

Học thuộc lòng

to learn or understand something thoroughly, especially by studying for a long time

  • soak up sth

Collocations soak up knowledge · soak up information

  • She soaked up all the information about the company.

    Cô ấy đã học thuộc lòng tất cả thông tin về công ty.