In the mornings, I would sneak the soiled sheets to the washbasin and soak them.

每天早晨，我会偷偷地把弄脏的被单放到脸盆里浸上。

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Soak them in bleach.

用漂白剂泡。

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I needn't soak them for too long, you know.

你知道，我不用浸泡衣服很长时间。

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Its demise would be very bad news -- because CO2 levels would go up even more without the algae around to soak them up.

CNN: All About: Coral Reefs

Soak them in a sink full of cold water, swish them around to loosen any dirt, remove with a slotted spoon, and drain well in a colander.

CNN: Keftes de Prasa (Leek Fritters)

Both men have used them as patronage and to soak up unemployment, letting them swell to around 85, 000-strong, far beyond the 30, 000 limit envisaged in the Oslo peace accords of the 1990s.

ECONOMIST: The Palestinian territories