sop

• 名词，有两个主要含义：一是蘸着液体吃的固体食物小块，二是为安抚或平息某人而做出的让步或给予的贿赂。

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.

   蘸食小块

   • 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.

   同义词dipperdunker

2. Concession to appeaseC1formal

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

   安抚性让步

   • 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.

   同义词bribeconcessioncrumblurepacifierpalliativesweetenertoken

• 一个过时或古老的动词，指把某物浸入或浸透液体，尤其是面包或食物，也指吸收液体。

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.

   收买

   • 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.

   同义词appeasebribebuy offconciliatemollifypacifyplacatepropitiate

2. To soak thoroughlyB2informal

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

   浸泡

   • 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.

   同义词dousedrenchimbruesaturatesoaksousesteep

3. To dip into liquidB2informal

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

   蘸

   • 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.

   同义词dipdunkimmerseplungesousesubmerge

4. To cover with liquidB2informal

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

   用液体覆盖

   • 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.

   同义词dousedrenchfloodimmerseinundatesaturatesoaksousesubmergewet

短语动词变体sop up