| 释义 |
syr·up
I. noun
or sir·up \ˈsər.əp, ˈsirəp sometimes ˈsə.rəp or ˈserəp or rapid ˈsərp\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sirop, sirup, from Middle French sirop, from Medieval Latin syrupus, sirupus, from Arabic sharāb drink, wine, coffee, syrup, from shariba to drink
1.
a. : a thick sticky liquid consisting of a concentrated solution of sugar and water with or without the addition of a flavoring agent
< lemon syrup >
< chocolate syrup >
or medicinal substance
< syrup of codeine >
or of sugar and juice of a fruit or herb — compare corn syrup
b. : the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant
< apple syrup >
specifically : the evaporated juice of the sugar cane as it occurs just prior to crystallization of the sugar in the process of manufacturing cane sugar — compare maple syrup, sorghum 2
2. : cloying sweetness or sentimentality
< fancy blended with syrup and eroticism and having almost nothing to do with facts — Iris Barry >
< children's theater … production … was, for sophisticated adults at least, pretty much tricks and syrup — Henry Hewes >
3. : a light to moderate olive brown — called also antique
4. : a synthetic resin or plastic in the form of a liquid or solution
< partially polymerized casting syrup >
II. transitive verb
or sirup \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to add syrup to (as fruit in canning) |