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单词 syrupy
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syrupy

Add the sauce and bubble until thick and syrupy.Simmer to reduce by a quarter to a syrupy consistency.Add honey and reduce until thick and syrupy.Continue to simmer until sauce is reduced by two thirds to a syrupy consistency.Boil the rest of the liquid until it reaches a syrupy consistency.Allow to bubble until the liquid has reduced by two thirds and thickened to a syrupy consistency.Simmer, stirring until a small syrupy liquid remains.Once this liquid is syrupy, turn offthe heat.Drain the syrupy liquid; arrange the shallots on top of the caramel in the other pan.Heat gently to melt sugar, then boil until the mixture goes thick and syrupy.Continue boiling until the liquid becomes syrupy and reduces to about 150ml.Bring to the boil and cook for 4-6 minutes or until very thick and syrupy.Allow to bubble gently for two hours, stirring from time to time until thick and syrupy.Place back on the heat and reduce to a syrupy consistency, then set aside.Return the liquid to another pan and boil for about 8 minutes until it is thick and syrupy.Add the butter to the pan and reduce for five minutes until it has a thicker, syrupy consistency.Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes or until the apples are soft and the liquid is syrupy.Bring to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes until the apricots have softened and the mixture is slightly thicker and syrupy.Let things bubble away for 5-6 minutes, until the liquid is syrupy.Bring to the boil again and leave to bubble for 6-8 minutes, until the liquid turns syrupy.Too much sugar and it will become overly sweet and syrupy and too soft to freeze completely; too little, and it will be icy and hard.
(adjective) 
Definition
excessively sentimental
this syrupy film version of Conroy's novel
Synonyms
romantic
They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two.
emotional
It was a very emotional moment.
sloppy (informal)
some sloppy love-story
touching
tender
a tragic, tender love story
pathetic
sentimental
It's a very sentimental play.
nostalgic
I got nostalgic the other night and dug out my old photos.
tearful
corny (slang)
a corny old love song
cheesy (informal)
mushy (informal)
Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental.
maudlin
She turned maudlin after a few drinks.
simpering
weepy (informal)
slushy (informal)
mawkish
a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending
tear-jerking (informal)
drippy (informal)
schmaltzy (slang)
A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one!
icky (informal)
gushy (informal)
soft-hearted
overemotional
dewy-eyed
three-hankie (informal)
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Synonyms of 'syrupy'

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in the sense of maudlin
Definition
foolishly or tearfully sentimental, esp. as a result of drinking
She turned maudlin after a few drinks.
Synonyms
sentimental,
tearful,
mushy (informal),
soppy (British, informal),
weepy (informal),
slushy (informal),
mawkish,
lachrymose,
icky (informal),
overemotional
in the sense of mawkish
Definition
foolishly or embarrassingly sentimental
a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending
Synonyms
sentimental,
emotional,
feeble,
mushy (informal),
soppy (British, informal),
maudlin,
slushy (informal),
schmaltzy (slang),
icky (informal),
gushy (informal),
three-hankie (informal)
in the sense of mushy
Definition
excessively sentimental
Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental.
Synonyms
sentimental,
emotional,
wet (British, informal),
sloppy (informal),
corny (slang),
sugary,
maudlin,
weepy,
saccharine,
syrupy,
slushy (informal),
mawkish,
schmaltzy (slang),
icky (informal),
three-hankie (informal)
in the sense of nostalgic
I got nostalgic the other night and dug out my old photos.
Synonyms
sentimental,
longing,
emotional,
homesick,
wistful,
maudlin,
regretful
in the sense of schmaltzy
A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one!
Synonyms
sentimental,
sloppy (informal),
corny (slang),
cheesy (informal),
mushy (informal),
soppy (informal),
gooey (informal),
cloying,
maudlin,
slushy (informal),
mawkish,
tear-jerking,
icky (informal),
bathetic,
overemotional
in the sense of sentimental
Definition
appealing to the emotions, esp. to romantic feelings
It's a very sentimental play.
Synonyms
romantic,
touching,
emotional,
tender,
pathetic,
nostalgic,
sloppy (informal),
tearful,
corny (slang),
impressionable,
mushy (informal),
maudlin,
simpering,
weepy (informal),
slushy (informal),
mawkish,
tear-jerking (informal),
drippy (informal),
schmaltzy (slang),
icky (informal),
gushy (informal),
soft-hearted,
overemotional,
dewy-eyed,
three-hankie (informal)
in the sense of sloppy
Definition
excessively sentimental and romantic
some sloppy love-story
Synonyms
sentimental,
mushy (informal),
soppy (British, informal),
slushy (informal),
wet (British, informal),
gushing,
banal,
trite,
mawkish,
icky (informal),
overemotional,
three-hankie (informal)
in the sense of tender
a tragic, tender love story
Synonyms
romantic,
moving,
touching,
emotional,
sentimental,
poignant,
evocative,
soppy (British, informal)
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