treacle
糖浆,糖密,糖衣炮弹,糖蜜
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- : contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.
- : British. molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining.Also called golden syrup. a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup.
- : Pharmacology Obsolete. any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison.
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Dessert is a slice of melt-in-your-mouth treacle tart with a dollop of perfectly tart clotted cream.
It dripped down from my head to my toes in slow motion, as if treacle had been poured over me.
His treacle paintings simultaneously evoke heaven, Candy Land—that beloved childhood board game—and a Katy Perry video.
The King slabbed it on with the enjoyment of a child messing with treacle.
When the pork and the meal and the treacle were bestowed in the basket, it was so heavy she could not manage to carry it.
So treacle hath this effect, and many such like, which are hot and dry when taken after connexion.
Through the porous substance of these stalks the molasses or treacle slowly drained off.
The recipe was brimstone and treacle, but the brimstone predominated, and was the more operative ingredient.