| 释义 |
sug·ar /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 食糖；一茶匙糖；一块糖
two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖
How many sugars do you need in your tea? 你茶里要放几块糖?
2. 【化】糖(即碳水化合物；如葡萄糖、乳糖、蔗糖、淀粉等)
Most plants manufacture sugar. 大多数植物能制造糖。
According to their chemical structure, sugars are classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and trisaccharides. 糖根据其化学结构分成单糖、双糖和多糖几类。
3. 似糖的东西；味道像糖的东西
He breathed in the sugar of the pure morning. 他吸入早晨洁净甜蜜的空气。
4. (尤指与奶油缸配套的)糖缸
5. 糖料作物
a sugar plantation 糖料作物种植园
plant sugar 种植糖料作物
6. 甜言蜜语，恭维话；阿谀，奉承
7. 〈主美口〉[用作表示亲热的称呼]亲爱的，宝贝；心爱的人
8. 〈美俚〉钞票；贿金
9. 〈口〉＝ sugar diabetes
10. 〈俚〉麻醉药，毒品(尤指海洛因和块糖状的致幻药物二乙麦角酰胺)
11. 〈口〉〈婉〉[表厌恶、恼怒、失望等]呸!放屁!
II ❶ vt.
1. 在…中加糖；在…上撒糖；在…外裹糖衣；使变甜
Did you sugar my tea (coffee)? 你往我的茶(咖啡)里放糖了吗?
sugar a tree to catch moths 在树上撒糖捕蛾
2. 糖一般地撒满；使裹上糖似的东西
The blue-black night was sugared with stars. 乌蓝的夜空繁星点点。
The roads had been cleaned of snow, but the roof tops, grass and trees were still sugared white. 道路上已无积雪，但屋顶、草地和树上依然披着银装。
3. 使变得甜蜜，使变得讨人喜欢
a novel heavy with teaching and sugared with romance 一部说教性很强但又搀加些浪漫情调的小说
sugar one's criticism with some praise 在批评中夹带些表扬
4. 〈俚〉用钱收买，贿赂
5. 恭维，奉承
❷ vi.
1. 形成糖；转化为糖
2. 成为颗粒状
Honey sugars if kept too long. 蜂蜜存放太久会变成结晶体。
a varnish that sugars 会成颗粒状的一种清漆
3. 制成槭糖(或槭糖浆)
[< OFr sucre < ML succarum < Arab sukkar < Pers shakar < Sans śarkarā candied sugar; 原义 grit; 见 SACCHARIN] phr. sugar and honey 〈美俚〉钞票，花纸儿 sugar off 〈美〉1. 熬制槭糖 2. (即将)成粒状 sugar the pill 见 pill¹
sugar up 〈口〉巴结，奉承 |