alphabet soup

名词 n.

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英文释义

名词 n.

A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters, sometimes also numbers. countable,uncountable

— Meronym: alfabeto
A cryptic overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations. countable,figuratively,uncountable

— The various engineering teams' correspondence on circuit board design was an alphabet soup to outsiders.
A quantity of people or organizations that are referred to by acronyms. countable,figuratively,metonymically,uncountable

— too many three-letter agencies, constituting an alphabet soup
A physical state in which there is a miscellany of different particles, often designated by letters. countable,figuratively,particle,uncountable

— This part of the neutron star has been described as ‘a rich Greek alphabet soup’.
The series of preliminary races (denoted by letters) through which drivers must advance to the main event. countable,slang,uncountable

alphabet soups plural