suds

/sʌdz/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈʌdz] /sʌdz/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈʌdz] /ˈsədz How to pronounce suds (audio)/ (ame, mw)

suds — 名詞

1. the layer of small white bubbles that appears when you rub soap or detergent int

1.名詞B1
釋義

肥皂泡

肥皂水表面的白色泡沫

the layer of small white bubbles that appears when you rub soap or detergent into water, for instance while washing dishes or doing laundry.

例句

Mert watched white suds rise in the sink as he washed the dinner plates.

Mert 看著白色肥皂泡在洗碗槽中升起，他一邊洗著晚餐的盤子。

collocation: suds rise / suds in the sink

A thick layer of suds floated on top of the washing machine drum.

洗衣機的滾筒上浮著一層厚厚的肥皂泡。

同義詞
  • lather

    implies thicker, creamier foam, especially from shaving cream or vigorous scrubbing

  • foam

    more general term for any mass of small bubbles, not necessarily from soap

  • froth

    suggests lighter, more delicate bubbles that form on the surface of a liquid

文法句型

suds + plural verb (the suds are…)

用法筆記

Suds is a plural noun — it takes a plural verb (the suds are bubbling) and cannot be used as 'a sud' in standard English.

常見錯誤

❌There was a sud on the water.
✅There were suds on the water.
💡suds is always plural in standard English.

2. any collection of tiny bubbles sitting on a liquid — suds can form on seawater,

2.名詞B2
釋義

泡沫

任何液體表面形成的泡泡

any collection of tiny bubbles sitting on a liquid — suds can form on seawater, stirred drinks, or polluted water, not only from soap.

例句

As the waves hit the shore, white suds spread across the wet sand.

海浪拍打岸邊時，白色的泡沫散佈在濕沙上。

The river had a strange layer of suds near the factory drain pipe.

那條河在工廠排水管附近有一層奇怪的泡沫。

collocation: layer of suds

同義詞
  • foam

    more common and neutral term for bubbly liquid surfaces

  • froth

    often used for the bubbly top of beer, coffee, or agitated liquids

文法句型

suds + plural verb

用法筆記

Distinguish from noun sense 1 (SOAP BUBBLES): this sense describes suds from any liquid, not only soap-based foam. Often carries a descriptive or environmental tone.

常見錯誤

❌I washed my hands and there was suds.
✅I washed my hands and there were suds in the sink.
💡Add context to distinguish which sense is meant.

3. an informal word for beer, especially light-coloured beer or lager that produces

3.名詞C1
釋義

啤酒

啤酒的非正式說法

an informal word for beer, especially light-coloured beer or lager that produces a lot of bubbles when poured.

例句

After work, Tunde stopped at the bar and ordered a cold mug of suds.

下班後，Tunde 去酒吧點了一杯冰啤酒。

collocation: mug of suds

The pub was offering two dollars off all local suds during happy hour.

那家酒吧在歡樂時光時段，所有本地啤酒都降價兩美元。

同義詞
  • brew

    also informal, but focuses on the fact that beer is brewed

  • beer

    the neutral, standard term for the drink

  • lager

    a specific type of beer that suds often refers to

文法句型

a glass of suds

grab some suds

用法筆記

This is a light, colloquial term — use among friends or in casual settings, not in formal writing. It is far less common than the soap-bubbles sense.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a sud at the bar.
✅I ordered a mug of suds at the bar.
💡suds is uncountable with singular meaning here; you need a container word (glass, mug, pitcher).

suds — 動詞