v (1)(使)浸(泡)((cause to) be soaked in water or other liquid in order to soften，clean or flavour，etc)[I;尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep (in)]：leave the tea/the coffee～ing for a few minutes 把茶/咖啡泡幾分鐘;The dirty clothes are～ing. 臟衣服正在浸泡著。～tea/coffee in hot (boiling) water 用熱(開)水泡茶/沖咖啡;～clothes in cool water 用冷水泡衣服;fruit～ed in brandy 用白蘭地泡過的水果;〖同〗soak;〖反〗drain;
steep sb/oneself/sth in (v prep)使(某人/自己)埋頭于……;使(某物)充滿……(vt)：(sb) be～ed in literature/law(某人)潛心研究文學(xué)/法律;be～ed in ignorance/prejudice 愚昧無知透頂/極為偏見;(a place) be～ed in mystery/history (地方)沉浸在神秘/歷史氣氛中