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sugar

/shoog-er/US // ˈʃʊg ər //UK // (ˈʃʊɡə) //

糖,糖类,糖份,糖分

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sweet, crystalline substance, C12H22O11, obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
    • : Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
    • : an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or a romantic partner.
    • : a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
    • : Slang. money.
    • : Slang. LSD
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
    • : to make agreeable.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to form sugar or sugar crystals.
    • : to make maple sugar.
  1. 1
    • : sugar off, to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • If saccharide reminds you of sugar, it’s because sugars are saccharides.

  • Leaves, for instance, get their green from chlorophyll — the same chemical that helps them make sugar from sunlight.

  • That let them identify proteins, sugars and metals in the slime.

  • That yeast breaks down glucose, a simple sugar, to make beer’s alcohol and carbon dioxide.

  • They received pollen and a sugar water solution, but no pesticide.

  • Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.

  • Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

  • Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.

  • Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.

  • His chief duty on the sugar plantation is to keep the monkeys out of the cane.

  • Besides, there is always a bunch of bananas hanging inside the house, and he has sugar-cane in abundance.

  • Until a few months ago, the boy has lived on a sugar plantation owned by a rich Tagal planter.

  • Receiving small encouragement in England, he applied to sugar-cane planters to give his engines a trial in the West Indies.

  • Spain is at war with North America, and now offers us this sugar-plum to draw us to her side to defend her against invasion.