froth made from soap and water 肥皂泡沫 ■(N. Amer. informal)beer (北美,非正式)啤酒
verb
[with obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)lather, cover, or wash in soapy water (主北美)用肥皂水涂;用肥皂水覆盖;用肥皂水洗 Martha sudsed my back. 玛撒用肥皂水给我洗背。 ■[no obj.]form suds 形成肥皂沫 soft baby soap that sudsed. 起了泡沫的无刺激性婴儿皂液。
派生 sudsy ( ) adjective 语源
mid 19th cent.: of uncertain sense development but perhaps originally denoting the flood water of the fens; compare with Middle Low German sudde, Middle Dutch sudse 'marsh, bog'; probably related to seethe