soap opera

noun

/ˈsəʊp ɒprə/

/ˈsəʊp ɑːprə/

(also informal soap)

[countable, uncountable]

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a story about the lives and problems of a group of people that is broadcast every day or several times a week on television or radio肥皂剧
- the longest-running soap opera on British television英国电视上播出时间最长的肥皂剧
Collocations Television
Television电视Watching观看
- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat看电视／电视节目／纪实电视节目／试播节目／重播的电视节目
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather看广告／新闻／天气节目
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news看／错过电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／新闻节目
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)拿起／伸手去拿／抓起遥控器
- change/switch channel换频道
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels快速浏览电视频道
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set坐在电视机前；开／关电视
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish有／安装卫星电视／有线电视／卫星电视碟形天线
Showing播放
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial播放电视节目／纪实电视节目／广告
- screen a programme/a documentary播放电视节目／纪实电视节目
- run an ad/a commercial播放广告
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series播放／重播电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／系列节目
- go out/air/be recorded live现场直播／录制
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers吸引观众
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics受到电视观众／观众／评论家的喜爱
- get (low/high) ratings有（低／高）收视率
Appearing演出
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show在电视上／电视节目中露面
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show参与热线直播节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／电视真人秀
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show主持电视节目／系列节目／游戏节目／智力游戏节目／访谈节目
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader是／成为／当电视节目主持人／访谈节目主持人／体育运动实况解说员／新闻节目主持人／新闻播音员
- read/present the news播报新闻
- appear/perform live (on TV)（在电视上）现场表演
Programme-making节目制作
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial拍摄电视节目／纪实电视节目／电视连续剧的一集／试播节目／系列节目／广告
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom制作肥皂剧／试播节目（的一集）／情景喜剧
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series写／拍摄戏剧／情景喜剧／电视系列剧的派生作品／喜剧连续剧
Culture soap operassoap operasSoap operas, also called soaps, are among the most popular television programmes. They are stories about the lives of ordinary people that are broadcast, usually in half-hour episodes, three times or more each week. Episodes broadcast during the week are often repeated in a single omnibus programme at the weekend. They are called soap operas because in the US they were first paid for by companies who made soap. Most soap operas have their own website and some people buy books about their favourite soap and visit the places where the stories are supposed to happen.Most soap operas describe the daily lives of a small group of people who live in the same street or town or who work in the same place such as a hospital. The most successful soaps reflect the worries and hopes of real people, though the central characters frequently have extreme personal problems in order to make the programmes more exciting. Some storylines (= themes in the story) deal with sensitive social issues, such as alcoholism and racism.In Britain soap operas are usually broadcast in the early evening. The longest-running soap opera in the world is The Archers, ‘an everyday story of country folk’, which began on BBC radio in the 1950s. The most popular of the television soaps are Coronation Street on ITV (first broadcast in 1960) and its main rival, EastEnders on the BBC. Other popular soaps include Emmerdale on ITV. Neighbours and Home and Away, both from Australia, are also popular in Britain. In the US, soap operas are also called daytime dramas. A few have been successful in the evenings, but most soaps are broadcast during the afternoon. Though soaps have a limited audience, the names of many of the ones that have been broadcast for a long time, such as Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, are well known. Many people who watch soaps have one or two favourites which they try never to miss.
Topics TV, radio and newsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- radio
- TV
- daytime
- …
verb + soap opera
- watch
soap + noun
- star
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Word Origin1930s: so named because such serials were originally sponsored in the US by soap manufacturers.

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