This flashcard defines the word "soap" with two main meanings: a substance used for washing (soap), and informally, a soap opera. It also includes the verb usage, which means to rub or cover something with soap.
[N-MASS 物质名词]肥皂Soap is a substance that you use with water for washing yourself or sometimes for washing clothes.
...a bar of lavender soap.
一块薰衣草香皂
...a large packet of soap powder.
一大盒肥皂粉
...a soap bubble.
肥皂泡
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[VERB 动词]用肥皂擦洗;往…上面抹肥皂 If you soap yourself, you rub soap on your body in order to wash yourself.
[V pron-refl]
She soaped herself all over.
她把全身涂满肥皂。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 soap opera A soap is the same as a soap opera .
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Oxford
soap★/səʊp; NAmEsoʊp/
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soapsoapssoapedsoapingnoun★1★[uncountable , countable ]a substance that you use with water for washing your body 肥皂◆soap and water肥皂和水◆a bar/piece of soap一条╱一块肥皂◆soap bubbles肥皂泡2[countable ]( informal) =
soap opera
◆soaps on TV电视上播出的肥皂剧◆She's a US soap star.她是美国肥皂剧明星。verbsoapyourself/sb/sth to rub yourself/sb/sth with soap 抹肥皂;用肥皂擦洗☞see also
soft-soap
soap/səʊp; NAmEsoʊp/
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soap1 noun
soap2 verb
soapsoap1 /səʊp $ soʊp/ ●●●S3 noun
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1soap (1) [countable, uncountable] the substance that you use to wash your body → detergent: Wash thoroughly with soap and water. a bar of soap2[countable] informal a soap operaCOLLOCATIONSphrasesa bar of soap· She was washing herself with a big bar of soap.soap and water· Did you wash your hands with soap and water?soap + NOUNa soap bubble· a sink filled with soap bubblessoap suds (=a lot of soap bubbles)· She paused and looked at him, her arms covered in soap suds.a soap dish (=a container for a bar of soap)a soap dispenser (=a container from which you get liquid soap)adjectivesscented/perfumed soap· His hands smelled of perfumed soap.verbssoap lathers (=it produces bubbles when made wet)· Soap will not lather in hard water.
soap1 noun
soap2 verb
soapsoap2 verb [transitive]
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to rub soap on or over someone or something
WDF
soap
[səʊp]soaped, soaping, soaps
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soaps[796]
肥皂(83%),肥皂剧(10%),用肥皂洗(6%),阿谀奉承(1%)
n.肥皂
vt.将肥皂涂在……上;对……拍马屁(俚语)
vi.用肥皂擦洗
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