| 单词 | sugar |
| 释义 | sugar n. & v. --n 1. a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, esp. the sugar cane and sugar beet, used in cookery, confectionery, brewing, etc.; sucrose. 2. Chem. any of a group of soluble usu. sweet-tasting crystalline carbohydrates found esp. in plants, e.g. glucose. 3. esp. US colloq. darling, dear (used as a term of address). 4. sweet words; flattery. 5. anything comparable to sugar encasing a pill in reconciling a person to what is unpalatable. 6. sl. a narcotic drug, esp. heroin or LSD (taken on a lump of sugar). --vtr. 1. sweeten with sugar. 2. make (one's words, meaning, etc.) more pleasant or welcome. 3. coat with sugar (sugared almond). 4. spread a sugar mixture on (a tree) to catch moths. Phrases and idioms sugar beet a beet, Beta vulgaris, from which sugar is extracted. sugar-candy see CANDY 1. sugar cane Bot. any perennial tropical grass of the genus Saccharum, esp. S. officinarum, with tall stout jointed stems from which sugar is made. sugar-coated 1. (of food) enclosed in sugar. 2. made superficially attractive. sugar-daddy (pl. -ies) sl. an elderly man who lavishes gifts on a young woman. sugar-gum Bot. an Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, with sweet foliage eaten by cattle. sugar loaf a conical moulded mass of sugar. sugar-maple any of various trees, esp. Acer saccharum, from the sap of which sugar is made. sugar of lead Chem. = lead acetate (see LEAD(2)). sugar-pea a variety of pea eaten whole including the pod. sugar the pill see PILL. sugar soap an alkaline compound for cleaning or removing paint. Derivatives sugarless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF {ccedil}ukre, sukere f. It. zucchero prob. f. med.L succarum f. Arab. sukkar |
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