sop
Something entirely soakedSomething entirely soaked.
» It's a sop to Congress.
Это подачка Конгрессу.
Значение
значений: 5(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Something entirely soaked.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
(Appalachia, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Gravy.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A thing of little or no value.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling.
Примеры
предложений: 3It's a sop to Congress.
Это подачка Конгрессу.
He gave me the sop.
It's a sop to Cerberus.
Происхождение
From Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-GFrom Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Dutch sop, Old High German sopfa), deverbative of *sūpaną (“to sup”). Doublet of soup; more at sup.
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Формы
мн. число: sopsСинонимы
синонимов: 4- piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid:sops
- a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely:standing operating procedurestandard operating procedurestandard procedure
Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым