soaked
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++soaked /səʊkt $ soʊkt/ adjective 1 WETvery wet or wearing very wet clothes 很湿的；穿湿衣服的 SYN drenched I was soaked and very cold. 我浑身湿透了，很冷。 It was raining so hard we were quickly soaked through (=completely wet). 雨下得很大，我们很快就湿透了。 He came in from the barn, soaked to the skin. 他从谷仓回来，浑身湿透了。 Her shoes got soaked as she walked through the wet grass. 她走过湿草地，鞋子全湿了。blood-soaked/oil-soaked etc his blood-soaked clothes 他那染满鲜血的衣服► see thesaurus at wet2 be soaked in/with something HAVEto be full of a particular quality 充满〔某种特质〕 SYN be steeped in something a city soaked in history 历史悠久的城市
Examples from the Corpus
soaked• Gasping for breath, soaked and dishevelled, Duvall backed away from the doors.• Lowering his denims to his knees, he winced as the blood soaked cloth pulled free from his wound.• Don't leave the cushions in the garden. They'll get soaked if it rains.• Your clothes are soaked. Leave them in front of the fire to dry.• His plimsolls were now caked in heavy clods of wet earth and his jersey was already wet from his soaked mackintosh.• Remove soaked parts, wipe and brush as needed.• They were soaked right through to the skin and shivering in the cold.• He ran out into the street, his soaked shoes splashing water over his trousers, muddying his coat.• After a morning walk through the meadow, my shoes were completely soaked through.• When the men came in from the storm, they were soaked to the skin.• She shook blankets and soaked towels and hung out rugs and cleared rubbish and freshened wardrobes.• Panting and soaked with sweat, Ron came running into the house.got soaked• All he cared about was booze, but he still got the job done before he got soaked.• The experience was unbelievable and no one minded the part in which we all got soaked.• Unfortunately the fireworks must have seeded the thick clouds overhead because it absolutely poured with rain, and we got soaked.• He got soaked, and at the midnight ceremony wore a blue suit, blue shirt, blue tie.• But he got soaked every day from the rain because he could not afford to buy an umbrella.soaked adjectiveChinese
wet or wet very Corpus wearing clothes very
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soaked
soaked /səʊkt $ soʊkt/
adjective
1. very wet or wearing very wet clothes
SYN drenched:
I was soaked and very cold.
It was raining so hard we were quickly soaked through (=completely wet).
He came in from the barn, soaked to the skin.
Her shoes got soaked as she walked through the wet grass.
blood-soaked/oil-soaked etc
his blood-soaked clothes
2. be soaked in/with something to be full of a particular quality
SYN be steeped in something:
a city soaked in history
■ very wet
▪soaked [not before noun] very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes: It absolutely poured with rain and we got soaked. | His shirt was soaked with blood.
▪drenched [not before noun] very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them: Everyone got drenched when a huge wave hit the boat. | The garden was completely drenched after the rain.
▪saturated extremely wet, and unable to take in any more water or liquid: His bandage was saturated with blood. | The floods were the result of heavy rainfall on already saturated soil.
▪waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more: The game was cancelled because the field was waterlogged.
▪sodden British English very wet with water – used about clothes and the ground. Sodden is less common than soaked: The ground was still sodden. | He took off his sodden shirt.
soaked /səʊkt $ soʊkt/
adjective1. very wet or wearing very wet clothes
SYN drenched:
blood-soaked/oil-soaked etc
2. be soaked in/with something to be full of a particular quality
SYN be steeped in something:
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wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water 指潮的、湿的、潮湿的 ：◆ The car had skidded on the wet road. 汽车在湿路上打滑了。 ◆ You'll get wet (= if you go out now.in the rain )你现在出去就会被淋湿。 moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful 指微湿的、湿润的、润泽的，常指是舒适或有益的 ：◆ a lovely rich moist cake 可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕 damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant 指微湿的、潮湿的、湿度大的，常指令人不舒服的 ：◆ The cottage was cold and damp. 这小屋又冷又湿。 soaked ( very wetrather
指湿透了 ：◆ You're soaked through! (= completely wet )你都湿透了！ drenched very wet 指湿透了 ：◆ We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。
soaked or drenched? 用 soaked 还是 drenched？
saturated very wet 指湿透、浸透 ：◆ The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything. 地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。
Patterns
wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with sthsoaked/drenched in sthsb's coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenchedwet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated