/səʊp ||; sop/noun
[U] a substance that you use for washing and cleaning 肥皂:
He washed his hands with soap.他用肥皂洗手。a bar of soap一块肥皂soap powder (= for washing clothes)肥皂粉 ➔soapyadj
soap1/sop; səʊp/n 1 [U] a substance that you use to wash yourself with 肥皂: a bar of soap 一块肥皂Wash your hands with soap and water . 用肥皂和水洗手。see picture at见 BATHROOM 图2 also 又作 soap opera [C] a television story about the ordinary lives of a group of people 肥皂剧: I don’t watch any of the soaps. 我什么肥皂剧都不看。
soap2v [T] to rub soap on someone or something 给…擦肥皂
soapsoapsoapssoapedsoapingnoun (no plural)pronunciationThe word soap sounds like rope.a substance that you use with water for washing and cleaning: a bar of soap▶ soapysoapysoapiersoapiestadjective: soapy water