Word · Frequency #19914
soapy
像肥皂的；肥皂似的
resembling or having the qualities of soap
- 1.
Literal senses:
字面意义:
- 2.
Resembling a soap opera.
像肥皂剧的。
谄媚的；圆滑的；字面意义:；像肥皂剧的。；涂着肥皂的；谄媚的
In use
The soapy water in the bucket was hard to rinse off the floor.
The floor felt soapy after I mopped it with too much detergent.
The water grew soapier as I added more dish soap.
soapy + noun
soapy 作定语，常修饰 water、liquid、cloth 等具体名词，表示“含有肥皂的、肥皂般的”。
He rinsed the brush in soapy water.
他在肥皂水里涮了涮刷子。
be/become + soapy
系动词后用 soapy 表示“谄媚的、圆滑的”，带有贬义。
His manner became soapy whenever he wanted a favor.
每次想求人帮忙时，他的态度就变得格外谄媚。
taste/feel + soapy
感官系动词后作补足语，多指味道或触感像肥皂。
The sauce tasted unpleasantly soapy.
这酱汁尝起来有股肥皂味。
Common mistakes
The water feels very soap.The water feels very soapy.
soap 是名词，表示“肥皂”；在 feel 这类系动词后需要接形容词作表语，而表示“有肥皂的、像肥皂的”应使用形容词 soapy。此处是把中文的“很肥皂”直译为名词造成的错误。
There are soapy waters on the floor.There is soapy water on the floor.
water 在此是不可数名词，不能用复数 waters 来表示“肥皂水”；应使用单数不可数形式 soapy water，谓语动词也用 is。中文没有名词单复数变化，学习者容易误加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- soapy water
- 肥皂水
- She rinsed the vegetables in soapy water.她用肥皂水冲洗了蔬菜。
- soapy lather
- 肥皂泡沫
- Work the soapy lather into your hands.把肥皂泡沫在手上搓匀。
- soapy residue
- 肥皂残留物
- Rinse the bottle well to remove the soapy residue.把瓶子冲洗干净，去除肥皂残留物。
- soapy taste
- 肥皂味
- The strawberries had a strange soapy taste.这些草莓有一种奇怪的肥皂味。
- soapy smile
- 谄媚的微笑
- He gave the manager a soapy smile.他朝经理露出谄媚的微笑。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
soap是肥皂，soapy既指像肥皂一样滑腻的，又形容人圆滑谄媚，像抹了肥皂抓不住。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：清洁或洗涤场景、描述水质、泡沫或手感、形容人的言谈举止（较口语） soapy 作‘含肥皂的/像肥皂的’讲时语气中性，多用于清洁、洗涤或描述质感；作‘圆滑的、谄媚的’讲时通常较口语化，带贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 soapy (/ˈsəʊpi/) 真正押韵的词有 dopey, mopey, ropy，它们的元音和尾音一致。注意 soppy 拼写相似但读音为 /ˈsɒpi/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.