
slop
词源
源自古英语 sloppe(宽松外衣)和 slūpan(滑落),与低地德语 slapp(松弛的)相关,最初可能模拟液体流动的声音。
noun
❶ 指稀薄、流动性强的液体或半固体物质,通常指质量较差或令人不快的液体,如污水、泥浆或食物残渣。
“The floor was covered in slop after the bucket tipped over.”
(水桶打翻后,地板上全是污水。)
“Pigs happily rolled in the slop of leftover vegetables.”
(猪在剩菜残渣中快乐地打滚。)
❶ 指粗制滥造或质量低劣的食物,尤其指难吃的流质食物。
“The prison served a tasteless slop for dinner.”
(监狱晚餐提供了一种无味的糊状食物。)
“She refused to eat the slop they called soup.”
(她拒绝吃他们称之为汤的难吃东西。)
verb
❶ 指液体溢出或泼洒,通常因为容器晃动或装得太满。
“Be careful not to slop the milk when carrying the full glass.”
(端满杯牛奶时要小心别洒出来。)
“Water slopped over the sides of the bathtub.”
(水从浴缸边缘溢了出来。)
❶ 指穿着宽松、不合身的衣服随意走动,显得邋遢不整洁。
“He slopped around the house in his old pajamas.”
(他穿着旧睡衣在房子里懒散地走动。)
“The kids slopped through the mud in their oversized boots.”
(孩子们穿着过大的靴子在泥地里拖沓行走。)
常见短语
slop out — 指监狱中犯人清晨倒夜壶的行为,是监狱生活的典型场景。
“Prisoners had to slop out their buckets every morning.”
(囚犯们每天早晨都得倒夜壶。)
slop around — 形容穿着随意、行动懒散的样子,通常指在家休闲时的状态。
“On Sundays I like to slop around in my sweatpants.”
(星期天我喜欢穿着运动裤懒散地待着。)