校园英语口语习惯用语第271期:soak up

soak up 挨（揍）

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【讲解】

soak本义是“湿透”，在美国俚语中有“痛打、重罚”之意。例如：He was soaked for that mistake.（他的错误让他受到了重罚。）

【对话】

A:What do you think of the former champ?

A:你觉得上届冠军怎么样？

B:There are some bad misses in his defense, and he had to soak up a lot of punishment.

B:他在卫冕中有些失误，挨了不少拳。

A:No champion can remain at the top forever.

A:没有常胜的将军。

B:I suppose he's not in top form.

B:我倒觉得他状态欠佳。