校園英語口語習慣用語第271期:soak up

soak up 挨（揍）

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【講解】

soak本義是“溼透”，在美國俚語中有“痛打、重罰”之意。例如：He was soaked for that mistake.（他的錯誤讓他受到了重罰。）

【對話】

A:What do you think of the former champ?

A:你覺得上屆冠軍怎麼樣？

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

B:他在衛冕中有些失誤，捱了不少拳。

A:No champion can remain at the top forever.

A:沒有常勝的將軍。

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

B:我倒覺得他狀態欠佳。