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soup

UK //suːp//US //suːp//

词源

来自古法语 soupe(面包浸泡的肉汤),最终源自通俗拉丁语 suppa,与德语 Suppe 同源。14世纪进入英语,原指浸泡面包的肉汤,后泛指各类汤品。

noun

❶ 一种由肉类、蔬菜等食材在液体中煮熟而成的食物,通常作为开胃菜或主菜食用。

“I had a bowl of tomato soup for lunch.”

(我午餐喝了一碗番茄汤。)

“She makes the best chicken soup when I'm sick.”

(我生病时她做的鸡汤最好喝。)

❶ 指某种混合或混乱的状态,常用于比喻性表达。

“The project was a complete soup after the manager left.”

(经理离开后这个项目完全乱套了。)

“Her thoughts were in a soup after the accident.”

(事故后她的思绪一片混乱。)

同义词:broth, stew, bisque, potage, concoction

verb

❶ 通过增加动力或性能来提升某物(尤指发动机),常用于非正式场合。

“He souped up his old car with a new engine.”

(他给旧车装了新发动机来提升性能。)

“The mechanic can soup up your motorcycle.”

(修车师傅可以给你的摩托车改装提速。)

同义词:enhance, upgrade, modify, boost, improve

常见短语

in the soup — 处于困境或麻烦中,形容遇到棘手的情况。

“If we miss the deadline, we'll really be in the soup.”

(如果我们错过截止日期,就真的有大麻烦了。)

soup kitchen — 为无家可归者或穷人提供免费食物的慈善场所。

“She volunteers at the local soup kitchen every weekend.”

(她每周末都在当地的施粥所做志愿者。)