The white foam of little bubbles that sits on top of water when you put soap in it and move it around — in a sink of dishes, in a bath, in a bucket when you wash the car. The word is always plural: 'the soapsuds were everywhere', never 'a soapsud'.

The white foam of little bubbles一層由小泡泡組成的白色泡沫 that sits on top of water浮在水面上，when you put soap in it and move it around當你把肥皂放進去攪動的時候 — in a sink of dishes像洗碗槽裡，in a bath泡澡的浴缸裡，in a bucket when you wash the car或洗車用的水桶裡。The word這個詞 is always plural永遠是複數形：'the soapsuds were everywhere'會說'the soapsuds were everywhere'，never 'a soapsud'絕對不會說'a soapsud'。

In everyday talk most people just say 'suds', or 'bubbles', or 'foam'. 'Soapsuds' as a full word sounds a little old-fashioned and slightly childlike — it belongs in a children's story about bath time, or in your grandmother's kitchen.

In everyday talk在日常對話裡，most people大部分人 just say 'suds', or 'bubbles', or 'foam'只會說'suds'、'bubbles'，或'foam'。'Soapsuds' as a full word完整說出'soapsuds'這個字 sounds a little old-fashioned and slightly childlike聽起來有點老派、有點孩子氣 — it belongs in a children's story about bath time它比較適合出現在講洗澡時間的兒童故事裡，or in your grandmother's kitchen或是你祖母的廚房裡。

It is not wrong today, just not the first word a young person reaches for. One extra thing worth knowing: 'suds' on its own is also American slang for beer, because beer has foam on top. 'Let's grab a few suds' means let's have a few beers. Nobody would say 'soapsuds' for beer — only the short form does that job.

It它 is not wrong today現在這樣說並沒有錯，just not the first word a young person reaches for只是不是年輕人第一個會想到的字。One extra thing worth knowing還有一件值得知道的事：'suds' on its own單獨用'suds' is also American slang for beer在美式俚語裡也可以指啤酒，because beer has foam on top因為啤酒上面也有泡沫。'Let's grab a few suds''Let's grab a few suds' means let's have a few beers意思是我們去喝幾杯啤酒吧。Nobody would say 'soapsuds' for beer沒有人會用'soapsuds'來指啤酒 — only the short form does that job只有簡短的形式才會這樣用。