单词 | soup |
释义 | soup[su:p]n. 汤, 马力vt. 加速, 增加马力相关词组:in the soupsoup sth up soup soup AHD: [s›p] D.J. [su8p]K.K. [sup]n.(名词)1. A liquid food prepared from meat, fish, or vegetable stock combined with various other ingredients and often containing solid pieces.汤:一种液体食物,由肉类、鱼类或者蔬菜的原汁与各种各样其他的成分相结合而制得,通常含有固体的块状物2. Slang Something having the appearance or a consistency suggestive of soup, especially:【俚语】 某种具有汤的样子或黏稠度的东西,尤其指3. Dense fog.浓雾4. Nitroglycerine.硝化甘油炸药5. A chaotic or unfortunate situation.困境:混乱或者不幸的处境常用词组:soup up 【俚语】 To modify (something) so as to increase its capacity to perform or satisfy, especially to add horsepower or greater speed potential to (an engine or a vehicle):增大威力,提高效果:调整(某东西)以便增加其发挥作用或令人满意的能力,尤其指增大(引擎或车辆的)马力或更大的速度潜力:souped up the 1959 Ford; souping up old sound systems.改进1959年产的福特汽车;提高旧的声音系统的效果习惯用语:in the soup【俚语】 Having difficulties; in trouble.有困难;处于困境之中语源:1. Middle English soupe 中古英语 soupe 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. [of Germanic origin] * see seu…- 2[源于日耳曼语] *参见 seu…- 24. Soup up Soup up 5. from soup [material injected into a horse to make it run faster] influenced by supercharge 源自 soup[一种为使马跑得更快而注射入其体内的物质] 受 supercharge的影响 |
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