soap opera

英 [ˈsəʊp ɒprə]

美 [ˈsoʊp ɑːprə]

n. 肥皂剧

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noun

肥皂剧
a story about the lives and problems of a group of people which is broadcast every day or several times a week on television or radio

肥皂剧
Asoap operais a popular television drama series about the daily lives and problems of a group of people who live in a particular place.

noun

a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

Mary Jane: Oh. They said I needed acting lessons. A soap opera told me I needed acting lessons.
玛丽？珍妮：哦，他们说我需要上表演课。一个肥皂剧告诉我，我需要上表演课。
And we have complementary extension activities to reinforce the soap opera.
另外，我们还有一些补充性推广活动来加强该肥皂剧的效果。
His mother died when he was17.she was a soap opera actress.
他妈在他17岁的时候死了，是个肥皂剧演员。
Tom likes cartoon, his mother likes soap opera and his father likes sitcom.
汤姆喜欢卡通节目。他的妈妈喜欢肥皂剧而他的爸爸喜欢连续剧。
This club was beginning to seem like a soap opera.
这个社团开始就像一出肥皂剧。
Do you think the soap opera is fun?
你认为这个肥皂剧有趣吗？
When you are tired of soap opera, you can just turn off TV.
当你不需要肥皂剧，你可以关掉电视。
After lunch, I usually take a snap and then watch a soap opera.
吃完午饭，我通常小睡一会儿，然后看一部肥皂剧。
Other than days, what's your favorite soap opera?
除了《光辉日子》外，你还喜爱那些肥皂剧？
The result is an innovative project using a radio soap opera to encourage farmers to halt environmentally unsound practices.
结果，他们实施了一项使用广播肥皂剧鼓励农民停止不利于环境的做法的项目。