sop
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT You describe something as a sop to a person when they are offered something small or unimportant in order to prevent them from getting angry or causing trouble. 小賄賂[oft N 'to' n] [表不滿]
This is an obvious sop to the large Irish-American audience. 這明顯是討好衆(zhòng)多愛(ài)爾蘭裔美國(guó)民衆(zhòng)的一個(gè)小小擧措。
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sop /s?p/ (sops)
劍橋詞典
- something of little importance or value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness
小恩小惠，小安慰品
Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces rather than an improvement of national security . 批評(píng)人士認(rèn)爲(wèi)國(guó)防開(kāi)支的增加衹是對(duì)軍隊(duì)的一種安撫，竝不意味著國(guó)家安全的改善。 返回 sop