slop

slop¹
(slopped, slopping)

[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling
（液体）溢出；溅出，泼出
water slopped over the edge of the sink.
水溢出了池边。
■[with obj.]cause (a liquid) to spill or overflow in such a way
使（液体）溢出；使溅出，使泼出
in spite of his care he slopped some water.
尽管他很小心，但还是洒出了一些水。
■[with obj. and adverbial]apply or put (something) somewhere in a casual or careless manner
漫不经心地涂（或敷）；随意放置
they spent their weekend slopping on paint.
他们漫不经心地油漆房子度过了周末。
■(slop through)wade through (a wet or muddy area)
走过（湿地，泥泞区域）
they were slopping through paddy fields.
他们走在水稻田里。
[with obj.]feed slops to (an animal)
用泔脚喂（动物）
[no obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)speak or write in a sentimentally effusive manner; gush
(主北美)过分情绪化地说（或写）
she slopped over her dog.
她温情地喋喋不休地说着自己的狗。

noun

(slops)waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand
（必须人工倾倒的）生活污水，脏水
sink slops.
洗涤槽里的污水。
■semi-liquid kitchen refuse, often used as animal food
泔脚水
■unappetizing weak, semi-liquid food
淡而无味的半流质食物
[mass noun](chiefly N. Amer.)sentimental language or material
(主北美)感伤（或煽情）的语言（或材料）
country music is not all commercial slop.
乡村音乐并非全是煽情的商业化作品。
(Nautical)a choppy sea
(航海)波涛滚滚的海洋

语源

mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'to spill, splash'): probably related to slip. Early use of the noun denoted 'slushy mud', the first of the current senses ('unappetizing food') dating from the mid 17th cent

继承用法
slop about/around

(chiefly Brit.)(of a person) dress in an untidy or casual manner
(主英)穿着邋遢（随意）
at weekends he would slop about in his oldest clothes.
周末时他总是随意地穿些旧衣服。

slop out

(especially in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot
（尤指狱中）倒便桶
[as noun slopping out]the indignity of slopping out.
倒便桶这种耻辱活。

slop²
noun
(archaic)(古)

语源

late Middle English (in sense 1): from the second element of Old English oferslop 'surplice', of Germanic origin

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