soapbox

FREQ #45156

n. 肥皂盒, 临时演说台 a. 街头演说的

发音

其它 /ˈsəʊpbɒks/
US /ˈsəʊpbɒks/

词形变化

soapboxes 复数 soapboxes soapboxed soapboxes 三单 soapboxing soapboxing 现在分词 soapboxed 过去式 soapboxed 过去分词

别名

soap box

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A crate for packing soap.

  2. 2.

    A small platform, being or resembling a literal soapbox, on which a person stands in order to give an impromptu speech or espouse his or her views.

    The madman obtained a soapbox which he stood on at the corner of Broadway and Wall street, to shout out his prophecy of the end of the world.

  3. 3.

    A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express his or her opinions.

    比喻 贬义

    The politician used Twitter as his soapbox.

    Please stop using council meetings as your own personal soapbox.

  4. 4.

    A figurative means of talking repeatedly or at length about one's opinions on one's pet topic.

    个人观点

    贬义

    He's been on his soapbox all day about the new football coach.

  5. 5.

    A figurative means of talking repeatedly or at length about one's opinions on one's pet topic.

    The topic itself.

    贬义

    His soapbox is the lack of public toilets in the city.

  6. 6.

    A soapbox car.

    宣讲台

    肥皂盒

v.
  1. 1.

    To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

stump podium pulpit dais ambo rostrum

上位词 2

platform crate

相关短语

soapbox car soapbox cars

词源

From soap + box. The figurative use of the word derives from the fact that soap products in the US used to be commonly transported to stores in large wooden boxes. It used to be common for individuals to give impromptu rally speeches to their neighbors by finding something to stand on like a soapbox.

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