soak up 挨(揍)
【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。