| 词汇 | soapbox |
| 释义 | soapbox noun[ C ] uk /ˈsəʊp.bɒks/ us /ˈsoʊp.bɑːks/ a rough wooden box or any raised, temporary surface for people to stand on while making informal public speeches（为进行非正式的公共演讲而把木箱或其他物品当作）临时演讲台 Colin Anderson/Corbis/GettyImages Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors basement catwalk ceiling dais decking ground level landing loft low slung machicolation mezzanine multi-levelled runway split-level storey storeyed story the ground floor the second floor woodblock Idiomget on your soapbox Examples of soapboxsoapbox A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was getting up on a soapbox with a bullhorn and just yelling at people. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By the fall of 1912, the soapbox row had been abandoned. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He's degenerated into nothing more than a soapbox for the political views of the writers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The financial struggles up to that point became a soapbox from which to proclaim the vision. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was considered a soapbox orator for her suffrage talks, and her activities were documented in newspapers across the region. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He used this as a soapbox to promote parliamentary socialism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Again his face was covered, this time by his speech balloons as he stood on a soapbox shouting to general uninterest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When you see me on a soapbox out there complaining, don't lock me up. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fascinated by speed, he and his father designed and built soapbox derby cars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He began racing soapbox derbies when he was 11, raced those for several years, then won a local downhill slalom event when he was 16. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A very fiery young man was making a speech from a soapbox on the corner. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Villanazul is second, and during his hour he interrupts a politician on a soapbox to perform a poem he has written. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With the intention of getting a good photo story and local race with prizes, he persuaded the boys to return with more racers and soapbox cars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Koontz says that spirituality has always been part of his books, as are grace and our struggle as fallen souls, but he never gets on a soapbox. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of soapbox These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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