
soup
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。)
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。)
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。)