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单词 sugarloaf
释义

sugarloaf

noun

sug·​ar·​loaf ˈshu̇-gər-ˌlōf How to pronounce sugarloaf (audio)
1
: refined sugar molded into a cone
2
: a hill or mountain shaped like a sugarloaf
sugar-loaf adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Chao’s Morning Seine Bangle is a perfect example, its 50.53-carat cornflower-blue Sri Lanka sapphire in a sugarloaf cut surrounded by yellow and white diamonds, sapphires and rhodolites, all set in 18-karat yellow, white and rose gold. Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 13 July 2022 Mad Mod Cuff in collaboration with Alice Cicolini for the Mad Mod Collection with a sugarloaf cut citrine stone and hand-painted enamel set in sterling silver with a touch of 14K gold. Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

sugarloaf

noun

as in ridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ridge
  • dome
  • sierra
  • butte
  • cliff
  • knob
  • steep
  • knoll
  • hillock
  • bluff
  • hummock
  • tor
  • mountain
  • foothill
  • crag
  • mesa
  • plateau
  • mount
  • hill
  • highland
  • precipice
  • downs
  • peak
  • alp
  • upland
  • tableland
  • prominence
  • altitude
  • eminence
  • elevation
  • table
  • hump
  • rise
  • mound
  • height

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • valley
  • glen
  • lowland
  • depression
  • hollow
  • vale
  • dale
  • basin
  • flat
  • bottom
  • tidewater
  • dell
  • plain
  • fen
  • dingle
  • floodplain
  • bottomland
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