sop
noun[Cusually singular]
disapprovinguk/sɒp/us/sɑːp/something of littleimportanceorvaluethat isofferedtostopcomplaintsorunhappiness:
小恩小惠,小安慰品Criticsseetheincreaseindefencespendingas a soptothearmedforcesratherthan animprovementofnationalsecurity.批评人士认为国防开支的增加只是对军队的一种安抚,并不意味着国家安全的改善。
Things of little importance
- bagatelle
- factoid
- footnote
- formality
- periphery
- poor
- poor relationidiom
- slush
- small beer
- small fry
- small potatoes
- sundries
- technicality
- trifle
- trivia
- triviality