soap opera
US /ˈsoʊp ˌɑː.pər.ə/
UK /ˈsoʊp ˌɑː.pər.ə/
1.
肥皂劇, 電視連續劇
a television or radio drama series dealing with the daily lives and relationships of a group of people, typically characterized by melodrama and sentimentality
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My grandmother watches a soap opera every afternoon.
我奶奶每天下午都看肥皂劇。
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The plot of that soap opera is getting really complicated.
那部肥皂劇的劇情越來越複雜了。