The word "sugar" can refer to the sweet substance itself, a serving of sugar (like a spoonful or lump), or the act of adding sugar to something. It can also be used informally as a term of endearment or to express mild annoyance.
;食糖Sugar is a sweet substance that is used to make food and drinks sweet. It is usually in the form of small white or brown crystals.
...bags of sugar...
几袋食糖
Ice cream is high in fat and sugar.
冰激凌富含脂肪和糖。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一匙糖;一块方糖 If someone has one sugar in their tea or coffee, they have one small spoon of sugar or one sugar lump in it.
How many sugars do you take?
你加几勺糖?
...a mug of tea with two sugars.
一杯加了两块方糖的茶
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[VERB 动词]给…加糖;在…中加糖 If you sugar food or drink, you add sugar to it.
[V n]
He sat down and sugared and stirred his coffee.
他坐下来,在咖啡中加糖并搅拌。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](食物中所含的)糖,糖分Sugars are substances that occur naturally in food. When you eat them, the body converts them into energy.
[usu pl]
Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy.
植物产生糖和淀粉来为自身提供能量。
...the natural sugars found in grape juice.
葡萄汁中所含的天然糖分
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[N-VOC 称呼名词]宝贝;亲爱的;心肝儿 If one person knows another person very well and likes them a lot, they sometimes call them sugar .
[feelings]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I know how to make you feel better, sugar. I'll tell you a story.
宝贝,我知道怎么能让你感觉好些,我给你讲个故事。
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to sugar the pill→see:
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Oxford
sugar★/ˈʃʊɡə(r); NAmEˈʃʊɡər/
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sugarsugarssugaredsugaringnoun★1★[uncountable ]a sweet substance, often in the form of white or brown crystals,made from the juices of various plants, used in cooking or to make tea, coffee, etc. sweeter 食糖◆a sugar plantation/refinery/bowl甘蔗园;炼糖厂;糖罐◆This juice contains no added sugar.这种果汁没有加糖。◆Do you take sugar(= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.)?您放糖吗?☞see also
brown sugar
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cane sugar
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caster sugar
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granulated sugar
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icing sugar
2★[countable ]the amount of sugarthat a small spoon can hold or that is contained in a small cube,added to tea, coffee, etc. 一匙糖;一块方糖◆How many sugars do you take in coffee?您在咖啡里放几块方糖?3[countable , usually plural ]( technical 术语) any of various sweet substances that are found naturally in plants, fruit, etc. (植物、水果等所含的)糖◆fruit sugars果糖◆a person's blood sugarlevel (= the amount of glucosein their blood) 人的血糖含量4[uncountable ]( informal) ( especially NAmE) a way of addressing sb that you like or love (爱称)宝贝儿,亲爱的◆See you later, sugar.回头见,亲爱的。verbsugarsth to add sugar to sth; to cover sth in sugar 在…中加糖;在…上撒糖;给…裹上糖衣IDIOMsee
pill
n.exclamationused to show that you are annoyed when you do sth stupid or when sth goes wrong (to avoid saying ‘shit’) (做了蠢事或出现差错时表示懊恼,用作 shit 的委婉语)哎呀,真是的◆Oh sugar! I've forgotten my book!哎呀!我忘记带书了!sugar/ˈʃʊɡə(r); NAmEˈʃʊɡər/
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sugar1 noun
sugar2 verb
sugarsug‧ar1 /ˈʃʊɡə $ -ər/ ●●●S2W3 noun
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1[uncountable] a sweet white or brown substance that is obtained from plants and used to make food and drinks sweet: Do you take sugar in your coffee?2[countable] British English the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold: How many sugars do you want in your tea?3[countable] technical one of several sweet substances formed in plants4spoken used to address someone you like very muchCOLLOCATIONSphrasesa teaspoon/spoonful of sugar· The drink contains seven teaspoons of sugar per can.a lump of sugar (also a sugar lump) (=a small block of sugar)· He put three lumps of sugar in his coffee.verbstake sugar (=have sugar in your tea or coffee)· ‘Do you take sugar?’ ‘No, thank you.’sprinkle something with sugar· Sprinkle the cake with sugar.sugar dissolves (=becomes part of a liquid)· Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
sugar1 noun
sugar2 verb
sugarsugar2 verb [transitive]
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to add sugar or cover something with sugarSYN sweeten: Did you sugar my coffee?—sugared adjective: sugared almonds
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sugar
[ˈʃʊgə(r)]sugared, sugaring, sugars
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sugars[871]
使甜(45%),糖缸(33%),在...上撒糖(22%)
n.糖;食糖;甜言蜜语
vt.加糖于;粉饰
vi.形成糖
n.(Sugar)人名;(英)休格
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