soda pop

IPA/ˈsəʊdə pɒp/
IPA/ˈsəʊdə pɑːp/

soda pop — noun

1. A cold sweet drink that has bubbles inside it, made with carbonated water and fr

1.名詞B1
釋義

A cold sweet drink that has bubbles inside it, made with carbonated water and fruit or other flavours, and containing no alcohol.

例句

David ordered a cold soda pop to go with his burger at the diner.

collocation: order a soda pop

The children asked for soda pop at the birthday party, but their parents said no.

同義詞
  • soda

    shorter form, very common in American English

  • pop

    common in parts of the US and Canada; slightly more informal

  • soft drink

    more formal, covers all non-alcoholic sweet drinks including those without bubbles

  • fizzy drink

    common in British English

用法筆記

Common in North American English, though younger speakers often shorten it to soda or pop in informal contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a can of soda pop water.
✅I bought a can of soda pop.
💡Soda pop already contains carbonated water; adding 'water' is redundant.
❌Sparkling wine is a kind of soda pop.
✅Soda pop refers only to sweet, non-alcoholic fizzy drinks.
💡Alcoholic sparkling drinks are not considered soda pop.