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slop

UK //slɒp//US //slɑːp//

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。)

同义词:sludge, swill, muck, mush, pulp

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。)

同义词:spill, splash, slosh, splatter, overflow

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。)