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licorice

/lik-er-ish, lik-rish, lik-uh-ris/US // ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ə rɪs //UK // (ˈlɪkərɪs) //

甘草,甘蔗,茴香,茴香酒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
    • : the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc.
    • : a candy flavored with licorice root.
    • : any of various related or similar plants.

Examples

  • This first crossover into the treat category was the Pontefract Cake, and from there, England developed its own licorice style, the most famous example being Liquorice allsorts, a mixture of firmer licorice candies in a range of flavors and colors.

  • With licorice there’s always another frontier to explore and discuss.

  • When I was a kid growing up in Scandinavia, licorice was a standard category in the candy aisle alongside chocolate and caramels.

  • Wilson’s cookbook details various types of pure licorice, from sticks and powders to syrups and pellets.

  • Hypoglycemia or Low Blood Sugar - Make a tea from hot water and licorice powder which you drink twice daily.

  • Two bottles of stout supplied the necessary lubrication, and there was frequent recourse to a box of licorice pastilles.

  • Not everybody likes licorice, but people who like licorice really like licorice.

  • Cooked or raw, the mild licorice flavor of fennel is amazing matched with citrus fruit.

  • With the addition of licorice-flavored Pernod, this dish has a uniquely sophisticated flavor.

  • Little girls hurried across the street, and the jar of licorice was exhausted.

  • For that matter, if they 107came right over, he would take back the tissue-paper and substitute licorice sticks.

  • In the Italian province of Calabria licorice is planted with peas and corn.

  • As to the exact habitat of licorice there is some difference of opinion.

  • About the nastiest of all candies are the licorice and the chocolate conglomerations.