stand on a soapbox
比喻义,指当众发表激情演说。
He stood on a soapbox and ranted about politics.
他站在临时演说台上,滔滔不绝地谈论政治。
临时演讲台;街头演讲台
肥皂箱车;无动力赛车;一个类似肥皂箱的小平台,站于其上发表即兴演讲或宣传观点。;肥皂箱车。;肥皂盒;临时演说台
A small platform, resembling a soapbox, on which a person stands to give an impromptu speech or express their views.
一个类似肥皂箱的小平台,站于其上发表即兴演讲或宣传观点。
A small platform, being or resembling a literal soapbox, on which a person stands in order to give an impromptu speech or espouse their views.
肥皂箱车。
A soapbox car.
She stood on a soapbox in the square and called for more streetlights.
她站在广场上的一个临时演讲台上,呼吁安装更多路灯。
用法提示:soapbox 用作名词,意为“临时演讲台”,在句中作介词 on 的宾语。
At the fair, he found an empty wooden box and used it as a soapbox to advertise his repair shop.
在集市上,他找到一个空木箱,把它当作临时演讲台来宣传他的修理铺。
用法提示:soapbox 作名词,指“临时演讲台”,在句中作 used ... as 的宾语。
A few speakers climbed onto their soapboxes to complain about the parking fees.
几位演讲者登上他们的临时演讲台,抱怨停车费的问题。
用法提示:soapboxes 是 soapbox 的复数形式,指多个“临时演讲台”,作介词 onto 的宾语。
比喻义,指当众发表激情演说。
He stood on a soapbox and ranted about politics.
他站在临时演说台上,滔滔不绝地谈论政治。
常指开始长篇大论地谈论自己热衷的话题。
Whenever the topic of taxes comes up, my uncle gets on his soapbox.
每当谈到税收这个话题,我叔叔就开始高谈阔论。
可表示字面义或比喻义。
The activist used an empty crate as a soapbox.
这位活动家把一只空板条箱当作临时演讲台。
grammar · medium
易错句子He put the soap in soapbox.
正确表达He put the soap in a soapbox.
Soapbox是可数名词,字面义“肥皂盒”前需要冠词"a"或"the"。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are several soapbox in the storeroom.
正确表达There are several soapboxes in the storeroom.
Soapbox的复数形式是soapboxes,而非soapbox。
肥皂盒指装肥皂的盒子,肥皂碟指放肥皂的浅碟,形状和用途不同。
肥皂盒的演说台义指街头临时演讲台,pulpit指教堂固定布道台,场合和正式程度不同。
rostrum指正式讲台,常用于学术或会议场合,而soapbox是临时简台。
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