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sugar

释义

sugar

noun

UK /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/

Word Forms

singular	sugar
plural	sugars

1
uncountable a sweet substance consisting of very small white or brown pieces that is added to food or drinks to make them taste sweet
Do you take sugar in your coffee?
white/brown sugar
a spoonful/teaspoon of sugar
Synonyms and related words
Sweet food and desserts
angelica
apple pie
banana split
1. 1a
  countable the amount of sugar that is contained in a teaspoon
  How many sugars do you take?
  Synonyms and related words
  Amounts and pieces of food
  a stick of butter/margarine
  batch
  bed
2
countable chemistryone of a group of sweet substances contained in plants, for example fructose or glucose
Synonyms and related words
Substances in or from plants
agar
alkaloid
balsam
3
singular mainly Americanspokenused for talking to someone who you like or love
Come on, sugar, eat your dinner.
Synonyms and related words
Names used for talking to someone in a friendly way
love
darling
mate
4
give someone some sugar
to give someone a kiss, usually on the cheek
Her daddy tapped himself on the cheek and told his daughter to give him some sugar.
Submitted by:
SuzyQ from United States on 23/04/2019
Open Dictionary - April2019

sugar

noun

US /ˈʃʊɡər/

Word Forms

singular	sugar
plural	sugars

1
uncountable a sweet substance consisting of very small white or brown pieces that is added to food or drinks to make them taste sweet
Do you like sugar in your coffee?
white/brown sugar
a spoonful/teaspoon of sugar
Synonyms and related words
Sweet food and desserts
angelica
apple pie
banana split
1. 1a
  countable the amount of sugar that is contained in a teaspoon
  How many sugars do you take?
  Synonyms and related words
  Amounts and pieces of food
  a stick of butter/margarine
  batch
  bed
2
countable chemistryone of a group of sweet substances contained in plants, for example fructose or glucose
Synonyms and related words
Substances in or from plants
agar
alkaloid
balsam
3
singular spokenused for talking to someone who you like or love
Come on, sugar, eat your dinner.
Synonyms and related words
Names used for talking to someone in a friendly way
mate
babe
bud
4
give someone some sugar
to give someone a kiss, usually on the cheek
Her daddy tapped himself on the cheek and told his daughter to give him some sugar.
Submitted by:
SuzyQ from United States on 23/04/2019
Open Dictionary - April2019

sugar

verb transitive

UK /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	sugar
he/she/it	sugars
present participle	sugaring
past tense	sugared
past participle	sugared

1
to add sugar to something, or to cover something with sugar
Synonyms and related words
Prepare food for cooking or eating
bake
beat
blanch
2
to try to make something seem less unpleasant than it is
Synonyms and related words
To reduce, or to remove the bad effects of something
heal
mitigate
palliate

sugar

verb transitive

US /ˈʃʊɡər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	sugar
he/she/it	sugars
present participle	sugaring
past tense	sugared
past participle	sugared

1
to add sugar to something, or to cover something with sugar
Have you sugared my tea?
Synonyms and related words
Prepare food for cooking or eating
bake
beat
blanch
2
to try to make something seem less unpleasant than it is
Did they offer to sugar the deal?
Synonyms and related words
To reduce, or to remove the bad effects of something
heal
soften the blow/impact/effect
mitigate

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