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单词 syrup
释义

syrup

or sir·up

[ sir-uhp, sur- ]
/ ˈsɪr əp, ˈsɜr- /
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noun

any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
any of various preparations consisting of fruit juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar: raspberry syrup.
Pharmacology. a concentrated sugar solution that contains medication or flavoring.
simple syrup.

verb (used with object)

to bring to the form or consistency of syrup.
to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup.

Origin of syrup

1350–1400; <Medieval Latin syrupus<Arabic sharāb a drink; replacing Middle English sirop<Middle French <Medieval Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM syrup

syr·up·like, adjective

Words nearby syrup

Syro-, Syros, syrphid, syrphid fly, Syrtis Major, syrup, syrupy, sys-, sysop, syssarcosis, syst.
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British Dictionary definitions for syrup

syrup
/ (ˈsɪrəp) /

noun

verb (tr)

to bring to the consistency of syrup
to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup
Ancient name: sirup

Derived forms of syrup

syrup-like, adjective

Word Origin for syrup

C15: from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic sharāb a drink, from shariba to drink: sense 4 from rhyming slang syrup of fig
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for syrup

syrup
[ sĭrəp, sûr- ]

n.

A concentrated solution of sugar in water, often used as a vehicle for medicine.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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