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suds

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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suds /sʌdz/ noun [plural]  DHCthe mass of bubbles formed on the top of water with soap in it 一团肥皂泡,肥皂泡沫sudsy adjective
Examples from the Corpus
sudsRemove stubborn marks by scrubbing lightly with a nail brush, using warm water and soap suds.This is a concept new to the auto industry but old hat to purveyors of soap, suds and soup.But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way.She turned off the water and from the suds pulled out a broken plate.The strange tinge of male fingers in the suds.One reveller was already pouring bubble bath into a huge hot tub so he and his partner could frolic in the suds.Carefully, delicately he rinsed the suds from my body, and taking a bath sheet wrapped me in it.Crawford scooped up the suds in his hands and put them back in the machine - through the open door.
Origin suds (1500-1600) Probably from Middle Dutch sudse wet ground
suds nounChinese
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suds
suds /sʌdz/ noun [plural]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch sudse 'wet ground'
the mass of bubbles formed on the top of water with soap in it
—sudsy adjective


sudsBrE /sʌdz/ 🔊NAmE /sʌdz/ 🔊 (also soap·suds) noun [plural] a mass of very small bubbles that forms on top of water that has soap in it 肥皂泡沫 SYN lather She was up to her elbows in suds. 她肘部以下都是肥皂沫子。🔊🔊 [uncountable] (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) beer 啤酒