take into oneself like a sponge takes up water He was able to soak up a lot of knowledge when he went to the summer film seminar.
sink/soak in
1.(cause to)sink into陷入;沉入 If the ink sinks in it'll be hard to remove the spot from the cloth.布一沾到墨水,墨迹就很难洗净。 2.be absorbed, understood or acknowledged被充分理解或领会 I think it has finally sunk in that she must be more careful:she won't forget her passport again!我想她终于领悟到她必须更加小心,她再也不会忘了她的护照! Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe;it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too.除了乔每个人都被这笑话逗乐了,过了一会儿他完全理解过来也笑了。
soak in
absorb as much of sth. as possible 沉浸于…;专心致志于… For a whole year,he soaked himself in the history of the Roman Empire.整整一年,他专心于对罗马帝国历史的研究。 Study this document until you have soaked in all the details.好好研究一下这份文件,把所有的细节都记住。1.(cause to)sink into陷入;沉入 If the ink sinks in it'll be hard to remove the spot from the cloth.布一沾到墨水,墨迹就很难洗净。 2.be absorbed, understood or acknowledged被充分理解或领会 I think it has finally sunk in that she must be more careful:she won't forget her passport again!我想她终于领悟到她必须更加小心,她再也不会忘了她的护照! Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe;it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too.除了乔每个人都被这笑话逗乐了,过了一会儿他完全理解过来也笑了。
soaked to the skin
Idiom(s): soaked to the skin
Theme: WETNESS
with one's clothing wet clear through to the skin. • I was caught in the rain and got soaked to the skin. • Oh, come in and dry off! You must be soaked to the skin.
soak in|sink|sink in|soak
v., informal To be completely understood; be fully realized or felt. Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe; it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too.When Frank heard that war had started, it didn't sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army. Compare: BRING HOME.
soak up|soak
v. 1. To take up water or other liquid as a sponge does. The rag soaked up the water that I spilled. 2. To use a sponge or something like a sponge to take up liquid. John soaked up the water with the rag. 3. informal To take up into yourself in the way a sponge takes up water. Mary was lying on the beach soaking up the sun.Charles soaks up facts as fast as the teacher gives them.
soak
soak soak out to draw out (dirt, etc.) by or as by soaking
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