soapbox

名词肥皂箱

1. 肥皂盒/临时演说台/街头演说的：soapberry /无患子属植物/其子实/ | soapbox /肥皂盒/临时演说台/街头演说的/ | soaper /肥皂制造商/

2. 街头演说的：soapbox 肥皂盒 | soapbox 街头演说的 | soaper 肥皂制造商

1. (作户外演讲时用的)临时小讲台
    A soapbox is a small temporary platform on which a person stands when he or she is making a speech outdoors.

    e.g. One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gays should be allowed in the military.
           他们中间的一个人登上了小讲台，开始跟当地人讲军队为什么应该允许招募同性恋者。
    e.g. ...soapbox speeches.
           露天演讲

2. (针对某事自己有强烈看法的)演讲，发表意见，书写感受
    If you say that someone is on their soapbox, you mean that they are speaking or writing about something they have strong feelings about.

    e.g. We were interested in pushing forward certain issues and getting up on our soapbox about them...
           我们对推进某些问题十分关注，很想就这些问题发表我们的意见。
    e.g. I wanted to talk about the pension age. It's rather a soapbox of mine.
           我想谈一谈领取退休金的年龄这个问题，对此我颇有想法。

1. In this Internet age full of soapbox opportunities, this is just what many want to hear.

2. If you don't make it into the " stack ", there is the " soapbox " afterwards where one is free to ramble.

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