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Soup - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：liquid food (Soup)
Soup
/suːp/
n.
A hot liquid food made by cooking things like vegetables or meat in water.
liquid food
➕
/ˈlɪkwɪd fuːd/
n.
A hot liquid dish made by boiling ingredients like vegetables, meat, or fish in water.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'suppa' (bread soaked in liquid), via Old French 'soupe', originally a slice of bread in broth.
💡 Mnemonic
Soup starts with 'S' like 'Sip' – sip hot soup on a cold day!
📖 Example
On a cold night, my mom made a delicious tomato soup to warm us up.
On a cold night, my mom made a delicious tomato soup to warm us up.
🔗 Collocations
chicken soup – a soup made with chicken and vegetables
vegetable soup – a soup made primarily from vegetables
soup kitchen – a place providing free soup and food to the needy
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
solid food (n.) – food that is not liquid, requiring chewing
🌱 Derivatives
soupy (adj.) – having the consistency or appearance of soup
📖 Cultural Story
Old French 'soupe' meant bread soaked in broth; Latin 'suppa' from Germanic. Over centuries, 'soup' shifted to mean the liquid itself, becoming a staple comfort food.
Meaning 2：difficult situation (Soup)
Soup
/suːp/
n.
A difficult or confusing situation, like a mix of problems.
difficult situation
➕
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
n.
A state of being in trouble or facing a complicated problem.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
When three projects all had urgent problems at the same time, I was really in the soup.
When three projects all had urgent problems at the same time, I was really in the soup.
🔗 Collocations
in the soup – in a difficult or troublesome situation
deep in the soup – extremely deep in trouble
🔄 Synonyms
trouble (n.) – a situation causing difficulty or distress
predicament (n.) – a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
mess (n.) – a situation full of problems and confusion
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