soapbox

英/ ˈsəʊpbɒks /

美/ ˈsoʊpbɑːks /

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肥皂盒
...了在每部电影和每位电影人的页面下方都提供有单独的讨论版外，在专门的讨论版页面还设有47个子讨论版，其中“肥皂盒”（Soapbox）与“沙盒”（Sandbox）是人气最高的两个版。在这里讨论的内容虽然以电影和影人为主，实际上可谓无所不包气象万千。
2
街头演说的
... 街头演出raree-show 街头演说的soapbox 街招circulars ...
3
临时演说台
... 临时演员 extra, walker-on 临时演说台 soapbox 临时照顾幼儿者 babysitter ...

短语

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We were interested in pushing forward certain issues and getting up on our soapbox about them.
我们对推动某些问题的进展十分关注，很想就此发表我们的意见。
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One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gays should be allowed in the military.
他们其中的一个人登上了小讲台，开始跟当地人讲为什么同性恋者应该被允许征召入伍。
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If you can't take their wine away, you should certainly try to take away their soapbox.
如果你不能拿走他们的酒，你当然应该试图让他们离开讲话的地方。

词根：soapy

SOAPBOX
A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. The term originates from the days when speakers would elevate themselves by standing on a wooden crate originally used for shipment of soap or other dry goods from a manufacturer to a retail store.The term is also used metaphorically to describe a person engaging in often flamboyant impromptu or unofficial public speaking, as in the phrases "He's on his soapbox", or "Get off your soapbox." Hyde Park, London is known for its Sunday soapbox orators, who have assembled at Speakers' Corner since 1872 to discuss religion, politics and other topics. A modern form of the soapbox is a blog: a website on which a user publishes his/her thoughts to whomever they are read by.

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