important, especially after sb
has criticized you for it
( AMA&MlAlftjf^m ) : ‘He’S
fifteen years younger than you!’ ‘So what?’ “ #,
tfc A/JN -f S ^ %! ” “ UP 'a © ? ” o So what if nobody else
agrees with me? 'fcAJlJ&ffcW'A.BL
m?
m noun = soh
soak /sauk; NAmE souk/ verb, noun m verb 1 ~ (sth) (in sth) to
put sth in liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet; to become
completely wet in this way US; SIS:
[VN]
I
usually
soak the beans overnight, 7 0 If you
soak the tablecloth before
you wash it, the stains should come out. ■fsmmm&W',
Leave the apricots to soak for 20 minutes. 20
o I’m going to go and
soak in the bath. Iglf-Aife 2 [VN] to make sb/sth
completely wet {<£ Si§; Ifi • • •
soaked the spectators. ^ ^ A — 1^ M ffi E# 7 A
0 3 [VN] (informal) to obtain a lot of
money from sb by making them pay very high taxes or prices [ft ( ^ A ) m ( SA ) ; Ift
( £A ) He was
accused of soaking his
clients. ftfe$&j§j$lft^A-it£'f1‘IIo
1JSI:IW 'soak into/through
sth |
soak
'in (of
a liquid to enter or pass through sth i#A; '&%k: Blood had
soaked through the bandage. AAo
,soak sth<-off/'out to remove sth by
leaving it in water Jfi - ,soak sth*~*'up 1 to take in or absorb
liquid ) : Use a cloth to soak up
some
of the excess water, M A 4E ^ A ift zk M A D
2 to absorb sth into your senses, your body or your mind (
1l\ ) MA, 15 3A
We were just
sitting soaking up
the atmosphere.
a noun (also soaking) [sing.] 1 an act of
leaving sth in a liquid for a period of time; an act of making sb/sth wet ?SiiS;
Sift: Give the
shirt a good soak before you wash it. 4EM # A if ~ Q 2 (informal) a period of time
spent in a bath '$1# soaked /saukt; NAmE soukt/ adj. 1 [not usually before
noun] ~ (with sth) very wet Pm drenched: He woke up soaked with sweat, fife SIT, 0
You’re
soaked through! (= completely wet) jff fft M T! O They were soaked to the skin. (MAf-0 You’ll get soaked if you go out in this
rain.
If ;&4¥(ftffifh A, f7AA7($j^(fto 0 Your clothes are soaked! j/ft(ftA ! o note at wet 2 -soaked used with nouns to
form adjectives describing sth that is made completely wet with the thing
mentioned (
) '/tiff7^■••il'SKft: a blood-soaked cloth — 7 If. (ft A O rain-soaked clothing Mzjc^ifflft
AM
soak-ing /'saukiq; NAmE 'sou-/ (also ,soaking 'wet) adj. completely wet M^llft;
$l#|#|(ft P1771 sopping• That
coat is soaking—take it off. h AiSiST MTApE0
0 We arrived home soaking wet. ® fij
|c '®
MM®,
so-and-so /'sau 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 way ( |gnt] 7(ftA, tJ, mm ) ) : What would
you say to Mrs So-and-so who has called to complain about a noisy
neighbour? ,
tT M $ ih , # £H M A A ? 2 an annoying or
unpleasant perspn. People
sometimes say so-and-so to avoid using an offensive word, fejA(ft
; i'f JA%.:
He’s an ungrateful so-and-so. itkjiA (ft
AfRo
SOap 0-w /saup; NAmE soup/ noun, verb m noun 1 [U, C] a substance that you use with
water for washing your body flE^; , soap and water 0 a
bar/piece of soap o soap bubbles
2 [C] (informal) = soap opera: soaps on TV AffiLiASM m^mo She’s a
■ verb [VN] to rub
yourself/sb/sth with soap £JcJJR4l; MM izfc— 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 ( 7 -Jb M A (ft ) IKSN- j|f
itt cf BT»T7n get/be on your 'soapbox [informal) to express the strong
opinions that you have about a particular subject
'soap
flakes noun [pi.] very small thin
pieces of soap that are sold in boxes, used for washing clothes by hand M&H
( AAftAM )
'soap opera (also informal soap) noun [C, U] 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
'soap
powder noun [U, C] [BrE) a powder made from
soap and other substances that you use for washing your clothes, especially in
a machine $fcA$h soap-stone /'saupstaun; NAmE 'soupstoun/ noun [U] a type of soft
stone that feels like soap, used in making decorative objects AA ( ) ■
soap-suds /'saupsAdz; NAmE 'soup-/ noun [pi.] = suds soapy /'saupi; NAmE 'soupi/ adj. [usually before noun]
1
hill of soap; covered with soap
$tjyE-4(ft; '&f!IE^I
(ft 2 tasting or feeling like
soap (ft; SIf ^lE
soar /so:(r)/ verb [V] 1 if the value, amount
or level of sth soars, it rises very quickly .HA; MJff EKTTC rocket: soaring costs/prices/temperatures fi ±0 (l4 A A; A M
itA(ftfili.lS:o Unemployment
has soared to 18%. Aikf\3\T 18%0 2 ~ (up) (into sth) to rise quickly and
smoothly up into the air Aft: The
rocket soared (up) into the
air.
Amr A$o 0 [figurative) Her
spirits soared (— she became very happy and excited). 3 to fly very high in the air or
remain high in the air [t[
A; : an eagle soaring
high above the cliffs A Lb it -t^
rti I! )U (ft M
4 to
be very high or tall i§[ ; QaL; soaring mountains life A
(ft.f^ljj 0 The
building soared above us. AHjllMlij, 5§P
5 when music soars, it becomes higher or
louder ( A A; ) A tU, kiiS: soaring strings
soar-away /'soirawei/ adj. [only before noun] (BrE) (especially of
success X 4b A 5^) very
great; growing very quickly g A^;
SOB
/,es au 'bi:; NAmE ,es ou 'bi:/ noun [slang, especially NAmE) = SON OF A BITCH sob /sDb; NAmE sa:b/ verb, noun
mverb (-bb-) 1 [V] to cry noisily,
taking sudden, sharp breaths jft of ; Bg & ; ng : I heard
a child sobbing loudly. ikM “7‘ A o He started to
sob
uncontrollably. jikT'A 2 ~
sth (out) to
say sth while you are
crying [V
speech]‘I hate him,’she sobbed.
iko 0 [VN] He sobbed out
his troubles. § S
fTtT^Tl sob your 'heart out to cry noisily for a
long time because you are very sad
mnoun an act or the sound
of sobbing ( ^ ) ; t ( M ) ; R4Bi ( M ) :
He gave a deep sob. j
tfL W ff M o 0 Her body
was racked (= shaken) with sobs,
sober /'sauba(r); NAmE 'sou-/ adj., verb a adj. 1 [not usually before noun] not drunk (= not affected by
alcohol) A
I? : I promised him that I’d stay sober tonight. 0 He was as
sober as a judge (= completely sober),
ftk ^ A/S: 0
2
(of people and their behaviour AA AAt A) serious
and sensible : a sober
assessment of the
situation Zt ^ # 4S it O He is honest, sober and
hard-working. fikMA,
It Hu 0 On sober reflec
tion (- after some
serious thought), I don’t think I really need a car after all., ^ T Micifs,
A ^ A X 'M ^ A o 3 (of colours or clothes
M&AM^) plain and not bright % ; Ifk % (ft: a sober grey suit
►sober-ly adv. ffiTOf see stone cold m verb to make sb behave or
think in a more serious and sensible way; to become more serious and sensible ( ) ;!£ [VN] The bad news sobered
us for a while. A ,!> ^ (i J f_A J L 0 o[V] He
suddenly sobered. sober 'up |
.sober
sb 'up to
become or to make sb no longer drunk