V-ERG 用腌汁浸泡;腌泡 If you marinate meat or fish, or if it marinates, you keep it in a mixture of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, before cooking it, so that it can develop a special flavour. 用腌汁浸泡;腌泡
Marinate the chicken for at least 4 hours. [VERB noun]
把鸡肉腌泡至少4小时
Put it in a screw-top jar with French dressing and leave to marinate. [VERB]