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单词 soap opera
释义
soap opera
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊp ˌɒp.ər.ə/us
/ˈsoʊp ˌɑː.pɚ.ə/
(informalsoap)
B1
aseriesoftelevisionorradioprogrammesabout thelivesandproblemsof aparticulargroupofcharacters. Theseriescontinuesover alongperiodand isbroadcast(severaltimes) everyweek.
肥皂剧（展示一群角色的生活与遭遇的系列电视或广播节目，持续很长时间，通常每周（多次）播出）
Examples
  • It is herproudboastthat she has nevermissedasingleepisodeof the soapopera.
  • The new soapoperawill bescreened,waitfor it, fivetimeseachday.
  • Iknowthat if Istartwatchinga soapoperaIimmediatelybecomehopelesslyaddicted.
  • He wasinterviewingsome soapstar.
  • I don't havetimetowatchany of the soaps.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
  • action replay
  • binge-watch
  • blooper
  • breakfast television
  • breaking news
  • commentary
  • fly on the wallidiom
  • game show
  • God slot
  • green screen
  • headline
  • pilot
  • podcast
  • reality show
  • reality TV
  • rerun
  • rom com
  • serial
  • soap
  • syndicate
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(Definition ofsoap operafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

soap opera| American Dictionary

soap opera
noun[C]
us
/ˈsoʊp ˌɑp·rə/
(infmlsoap,us/soʊp/)
atelevisionprogram, usuallybroadcastfivedaysaweek, about thelivesof aparticulargroupofcharacters
(Definition ofsoap operafrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsoap opera

soap opera
Is this scientific history or geologicalsoapopera?
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Some of the critics said that it was a bit of asoapopera, and yet you had some very good audiences.
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The key question, whether in asoapoperaor a football match, a quiz or a cop show is what happens next.
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Repetition is thus an inherent aspect of the meaningfulness ofsoapopera, and therefore it is also a significant way in which meaning is articulated through television's dominant narrative forms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The subjective nature of this reference is palpably evident in the presence of the adjective dismal as well as of the compound noun epithetsoapoperawithin the expression used.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The "soapopera" effect in story recall.
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It has all been more extraordinary than anysoapopera.
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The media could assist by factual reporting of the serious substance of our debates rather than portraying politics as a celebrity-drivensoapopera.
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That is turning current affairs and historical affairs into asoapopera.
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If it is a quiz show it should be well done; if it is asoapoperait should be well done.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are now offered the prospect of documentary mountains andsoapoperalakes simply to meet some daft and rigid quota system.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The brass band world is as full of drama and fierce rivalries as anysoapopera.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have an opportunity to end thatsoapopera.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have never heard in many months such an entertaining, ebullient and amusing form ofsoapopera.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I agree with that, but a more insidious and troubling problem is caused less by drama and more bysoapopera.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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