Sop



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 有安慰作用的东西, 面包片
• ［类］ sop : conciliatory / subsidy : supportive ( 有安慰作用的东西是用来抚慰的 / 抚恤金是用来支持的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English soppe, from Old English sopp; akin to Old English sūpan to swallow — more at sup
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. chiefly dialect a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid
• 2. a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture

II. transitive verb (sopped; sopping)

• Date: circa 1529
• 1.
  • a. to steep or dip in or as if in liquid
  • b. to wet thoroughly ; soak
• 2. mop a

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