noun[ C ]uk/ˈsəʊp ˌɒp.ər.ə/us/ˈsoʊp ˌɑː.pɚ.ə/(informal soap)
B1肥皂剧(展示一群角色的生活与遭遇的系列电视或广播节目,持续很长时间,通常每周(多次)播出)
a series of television or radio programmes about the lives and problems of a particular group of characters. The series continues over a long period and is broadcast (several times) every week.
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It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the soap opera.
The new soap opera will be screened, wait for it, five times each day.
I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly addicted.