单词 | doux |
释义 | doux in British English French (du) adjective sweet sweet in British English (swiːt) adjective 1. having or denoting a pleasant taste like that of sugar 2. agreeable to the senses or the mind sweet music 3. having pleasant manners; gentle a sweet child 4. (of wine, etc) having a relatively high sugar content; not dry 5. (of foods) not decaying or rancid sweet milk 6. not salty sweet water 7. free from unpleasant odours sweet air 8. containing no corrosive substances sweet soil 9. (of petrol) containing no sulphur compounds 10. sentimental or unrealistic 11. individual; particular the electorate went its own sweet way 12. jazz performed with a regular beat, with the emphasis on clearly outlined melody and little improvisation 13. Australian slang satisfactory or in order; all right 14. archaic respected; dear (used in polite forms of address) sweet sir 15. smooth and precise; perfectly executed a sweet shot 16. sweet on 17. keep someone sweet adverb 18. informal in a sweet manner noun 19. a sweet taste or smell; sweetness in general 20. (often plural) British any of numerous kinds of confectionery consisting wholly or partly of sugar, esp of sugar boiled and crystallized (boiled sweets) 21. British a pudding, fruit, or any sweet dish served as a dessert 22. dear; sweetheart (used as a form of address) 23. anything that is sweet 24. (often plural) a pleasurable experience, state, etc the sweets of success 25. US sweet potato doux in American English (duː) adjective (of champagne) very sweet Word origin [1940–45; ‹ F ‹ L dulcis savory, sweet]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, blockbuster, redline, update, whiteout |
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