[jìn]
[动]
(泡在液体里) soak; steep; immerse
									
										Immerse the cloth in the dye for twenty minutes.
										把布浸在染料里20分钟。
									
									
									
										She soaked bread in milk.
										她把面包浸在牛奶里。
									
									(液体渗入) soak; saturate; steep
									
										His shirt was soaked [steeped] with sweat.
										汗水浸透了他的衬衫。
									
									[副]
[书] (逐渐) gradually; step by step; little by little
									
										Friendship develops gradually.
										友情浸厚。