sop

• Существительное с двумя различными значениями: кусочек твердой пищи, предназначенный для макания в жидкость, или уступка или взятка, данная для успокоения или умиротворения кого-либо.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a piece of solid food intended to be dipped in a liquid, or a concession or bribe given to appease or pacify someone.

1. Piece of food for dippingB2formal

   A small piece of solid food, such as bread, used to soak up or dip into a liquid, like soup or sauce.

   Кусочек для макания

   • He used a sop of bread to soak up the remaining broth.
   • The chef served a sop of crusty bread with the stew.
   • She dipped a sop of toast into her egg yolk.

   Синонимыdipperdunker

2. Concession to appeaseC1formal

   Something given or done to pacify or quiet someone, often as a token gesture.

   Уступка для умиротворения

   • The company offered a small pay raise as a sop to the striking workers.
   • The government's funding was a sop to the critics of the policy.
   • He saw the apology as a mere sop to his pride.

   Синонимыbribeconcessioncrumblurepacifierpalliativesweetenertoken

• Устаревший или архаичный глагол, означающий окунать или пропитывать что-либо жидкостью, особенно хлеб или еду, или впитывать жидкость.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to dip or soak something in liquid, especially bread or food, or to absorb liquid.

1. To bribe or appeaseC1formal

   To give a conciliatory gift or bribe to someone in order to calm them or gain their favor.

   Задобрить

   • The company sopped the angry investors with a promise of higher dividends.
   • He tried to sop the official with a generous donation.
   • The government sopped the protesters with temporary concessions.

   Синонимыappeasebribebuy offconciliatemollifypacifyplacatepropitiate

2. To soak thoroughlyB2informal

   To become or cause something to become completely soaked or saturated with a liquid.

   Пропитать

   • The sponge sopped up all the spilled water.
   • Her clothes were sopped through after the rainstorm.
   • He sopped the bread in the gravy until it was soft.

   Синонимыdousedrenchimbruesaturatesoaksousesteep

3. To dip into liquidB2informal

   To immerse something briefly into a liquid, often to absorb or coat it.

   Макать

   • She sopped the biscuit in her tea before eating it.
   • He sopped the cloth in the cleaning solution.
   • The chef sopped the meat in the marinade for a few seconds.

   Синонимыdipdunkimmerseplungesousesubmerge

4. To cover with liquidB2informal

   To pour or spread a liquid over something, covering it completely.

   Покрывать жидкостью

   • He sopped the paint over the canvas with a wide brush.
   • She sopped the sauce over the pasta.
   • The gardener sopped the soil with water from the hose.

   Синонимыdousedrenchfloodimmerseinundatesaturatesoaksousesubmergewet

Фразовые вариантыsop up