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- mass noun a substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali, and typically having perfume and colouring added肥皂：
a bar of soap.
一条肥皂。
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- informal a soap opera〈非正式〉肥皂剧：
the soaps are top of the ratings.
肥皂剧的收视率最高。
短语
no soap
- N. Amer. informal used to convey that there is no chance of something happening or occurring〈北美, 非正式〉不行; 不可能：
They needed a writer with some enthusiasm. No soap.
他们需要一个有些激情的作家。不可能。
派生词
soapless
adjective词源
Old English sāpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeep and German Seife. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.