1N-COUNT (作户外演讲时用的)临时小讲台 A soapbox is a small temporary platform on which a person stands when he or she is making a speech outdoors. (作户外演讲时用的)临时小讲台
One of them climbed aboard a soapbox and began informing the locals why gays should be allowed in the military.
他们中间的一个人登上了小讲台,开始跟当地人讲军队为什么应该允许招募同性恋者。
...soapbox speeches.
露天演讲
2N-COUNT (针对某事自己有强烈看法的)演讲,发表意见,书写感受 If you say that someone is on their soapbox, you mean that they are speaking or writing about something they have strong feelings about. (针对某事自己有强烈看法的)演讲,发表意见,书写感受
We were interested in pushing forward certain issues and getting up on our soapbox about them.
我们对推进某些问题十分关注,很想就这些问题发表我们的意见。
I wanted to talk about the pension age. It's rather a soapbox of mine.