soak 1908 |
important, especially after sb
has criticized you for it
(认为某事无关紧要，尤用于反驳他人的指责时）：‘He’s fifteen years younger than youV 'So what?r “他比你小 五岁呢 I “那又怎么啦？” ◊ So what i/ nobody eke
agrees with me?就算没有一个人赞成我的意见，那又怎
么样?. .
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noun = soh
soak /sauk;
NAmE souk/ verb, noun
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verb 1 〜（sth) (in sth) to put sth in liquid
for a time so tliat it becomes completely wet; to become completely 界€1：丨111：11丨5评37浸泡；浸湿；浸透;湿透：卜[^]了1/51/£^；^ soafc
t/ie beans overnight.我通常把豆子泡一夜。◊ "you soak the tablecloth before you
wash it, the stains should come 先把桌布浸一浸再洗，污迹就能去掉。
Leave
the apricots to soafc/or .20 minutes.把杏子浸泡 20 分钟。◊ J’m going to go and
soafc in the bath.我要去泡
个澡。2 [VN] to make sb/sth
completely wet 使湿透；
把…浸湿 H7?1 drench ： A sudden shower of rain soafced the spectators.突如其来的一阵雨把观众永了个
透。3 [VN] (//i/omw/) to obtain a lot of money from sb by
making them pay very high taxes or prices 向...•(;某 人）敲竹杠；宰（某人）；向（某人.）征收重税：He was accused 〇/soaking his dients.他被指控向客户.敲竹杠。
'soak into/through sth | soak 'in (of a liquid 液体）to enter, or pass
through sth 渗入；渗透：BZood had soaked through
the bandage.血透过绷_渗了 出来。
,soak sthw'off/_out. to remove sth by leaving
it. in water 把…泡掉，soak'sth—1 up 1 to take in or absorb
liquid 吸收，吸掉（液体 >
:Use a
cloth to soak up some 〇/ the excess water.角叔把多余的水吸去D 2 to absorb sth into your
senses, your body or your mind (通过感
官、身心）吸取，摄取：We were just sitting
soafcfng up the atmosphere.我if!就坐在那儿感受着那里的气氛。
unoun (also soak-ing) [sing.] 1 an act of leaving sth in
a liquid for a period of time; an act of making sb/sth wet 糧泡；浸溃；湿透：Give the shirt a good
soafc be/ore
you
wash ft. 衬衫好好泡一泡再洗。2 (/n/orma/)
a period of time spent in a bath 洗澡；治澡
soaked /seukt; NAmE soukt/ adj. 1 [not usually before
noun]〜（with sth) very wet 湿透 m，l drenched ： He woke up soared with
sweat.他醒了，浑身大汗淋漓。◊ you’re soafced through/ (土 completely
wet)你 湿透
’了！ ◊ They were soafced to t/ie sfcfn.也们浑身湿i。■ ◊ Fou7Zgetsoafced i/you go
out in this min.冒这样的雨出
去，你会成落汤鸡i的。..◊y〇urc〖othesaresoafc^d/你的衣 磁全知Siil 了！ 〇 note
at wet 2 -soaked used with nouns to form adjectives
describing sth that is made completely wet with the thing mentioned ■ {和名词组成 形容词）邊透了…的，被…浸湿的：a b〖ood-soafced doth 一块邊透了鲜血的& ◊ rain-soafced ctothfng雨水淋透的 衣服
soak*ing/'saukii]； NAmE'soi}-/ (also .soaking 'wet) adj. completely wet 湿透的；湿淋淋的 HTH sopping- That
coat is soafci’ng—tofce ft
ojf. j：衣湿透了 脱下来吧。
◊ We arrived home
soa/cirzg wet.我们回到家时，浑身湿
淋淋的。
so-and-so
/'S0U an sau; NAmE 'sou an sou/ noun {pi so-and-sos) {informal) 1 [usually sing.] used to refer to a
person, thing, etc. when you do not know their name or when you are talking in
a general wayv 指叫不本名 字，的人、物，_泛指）某苯人（或事物）：W/mt vv〇uW you say to Mrs So-and-so who has
called to complain about a noisy neighbour?要是哪位太太嫌邻择太吵闹，
打电请投你跟她怎么说？ 2 an annoying or unpleasant person. People
sometimes say so-and-so to avoid using an
offensive word.恼人的家伙；讨厌鬼： He’s an un^rate_A^
so-an&-so•他是.个忘®長义的家彳土。 S〇ap 〇-w /saup; NAmE soup/ noun, verb m noun 1 [U, C] a substance that you use with water for washing yourbody 肥阜：，soap and water 肥阜和水 o a bar/pfece o/soap —条 / -一块地阜◊ soap fcubbies 肥阜泡
2 [C] (wformaf) - soap opera： soaps on 7V 电视上播出 的肥皂剧◊ SheVa L/Ssoap star•她是美国肥皂剧明星。
飄 verfi
[VN] to rub yourself/sb/sth with soap,抹肥阜；用肥
阜擦洗.一see also soft-soap soap-box /'saupbDks; NAmE 'soupbaiks/ noun a small temporary
platform that sb stands on to make a speech
in a public place，usually outdoors (多指户外的临时
演讲台 get/be
on your 'soapbox,{informal) to express the strong
opinions that you have about a particular subject发表激烈的意见
'soap
flakes noun [pi.] very small thin
pieces of soap that are sold in boxes, used for washing clothes by hand肥皂片（手洗衣物用）
'soap opera (also informal soap) noun [C, l>] a story
about the lives and problems of a group of people which is broadcast every day
or several times a week on television or radio 月巴阜剧
‘soap.powder: now/7 [U，;C] (8r£) a powder made from soap and
other substances that you use for washing your clothes, especially in a machine
洗衣粉；肥阜粉 soap-stone /'seupstaun; NAmE 'soopstoun/ noun [u] a type of soft
stone that feels like soap, used in making decorative objects皂石（质软，用作襄饰材料）；.；
soap-suds
/'saupsAdz;
NAmE'sou^-l
noun [pi.]
= suds soapy /'saupi; NAmE 'soupi/ adj. [usually before noun]
■
Aill of soap; covered with soap 满是肥‘的；涂满肥阜
的2 tasting or feeling Hke soap有肥桌味如；癀着像肥 皂的
soar /so:(r)/ verb [V] 1 if the value,
amount or level of sth soars, it rises very quickly 急升■;猛增 CCT7I rocket ： soaring
costs/prices/temperatures .飞'涨
的_物价；骤升的温度◊ Unemptoyment
has soared to J8%.矣业率猛升到'了 18%。2 ~ (up) (into sth) to
rise quickly and smoothly up into the air 升空;'■升_: The rocfcet soared fupJZnto the air.火箭升空。◊
(f^gwra"Ve) Her spirits soared (^= she became very
happy and excited)•她情绪髙涨。3 to fly very higK in the air or remain high in the
air 高飞；_ 翔：an eagle soaring high above the d娇在山崖上空高高翱翔的鹰4 to be very high or
tall 禽耸.；耸立soaring mountains 蛇立 的 _ 山◊ rhe buiWi’ng soarecf above us•在我们眼前，那 座夫楼巍然高耸。5 when music soars, it
becomes higher or louder: ■( ■音东）升高，增■强：soaring strings 高昂的弦乐
soar-sway /'soirawei/ adj. [only before noun]
(6r£) (especially of success Ih
J5^i 5^) very great; growing very quickly巨大的；迅速获得的
SOB /,es au 'bi:; NAmE ,es ou 'bi:/ noun {slang, especially
NAmt)
= SON OF A BITCH sob /sob; NAmE sa:b/
verb, noun
a verb (-bb^) 1 [V] to cry noisily,
taking sudden, sharp breaths 抽噎；啜泣；呜咽：J heard a cMd sobbing
_听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。◊ He started to
sob uncontroZZabiy•他不由自主地抽噎起来u 2〜sth (out) to say sth
while you are crying 哭诉；合诉；抽噎着说：[V speech]hate Wm，’she sobbed “我恨他。”她抽噎着
也。〇{VN] He sobbed out his
troubZes.他哭着述说了.自己
的烦恼。ITilTB sob your
heart out to cry noisily for a long time because you are very
sad 悲'切地哭泣；很伤心
地哭泣
m noun an act or the sound of
sobbing nf ( ^ );曝泣 (声）；呜咽（声）：He gave a deep sob.他发出一声j氏 沉的抽噎声。，◊ Her body was
racked (= shaken) with sobs.她哭得身子一抽一抽的。
sober /'sai3ba(r); NAmE'sou-/ adj., verb madj. 1 [not usually before
noun] not drunk (= not affected by. alcohol)』未醉：J promised him that Z’d stay sober tonight•我答应过他，今晚我不会喝醉。◊ He was as sober as a judge (= completely sober).他一点，没醉。
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(of people and their behaviour 人及其行.为）serious
and sensible 持重的；冷静的：a sober assessment 〇/ the situation 对# 势'的冷# i古计◊
■ verfr to make sb
behave or think in a more serious and sensible way; to become more serious and
sensible t 使 变得_重，.变得冷静：[VN] rhe bad news sobered us /or a w池e.坏消息使我们冷静了 一会儿。◊ [V] He suddenZy sobered.他突然严肃起来。IjSliifi .sober up |
,sober sb 'up to become or to make
sb no longer drunk