sop
US /sɑːp/
UK /sɑːp/
1.
蘸料, 浸濕的食物
a piece of bread or other food dipped in gravy, soup, or other liquid
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She used a piece of bread as a sop to soak up the delicious stew.
她用一塊麵包作為蘸料來吸收美味的燉菜。
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The dog eagerly ate the bread sop from the bowl.
狗狼吞虎嚥地吃著碗裡的麵包蘸料。
2.
安撫, 賄賂
a concession or bribe given to pacify someone
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The small raise was just a sop to keep the employees from complaining.
小幅加薪只是為了安撫員工，讓他們不抱怨。
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The government offered a financial sop to the protesting farmers.
政府向抗議農民提供了財政安撫。