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sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

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noun

糖，砂糖

Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

Examples :

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

我奶奶往她的茶里加了一大勺糖。

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noun

白砂糖, 糖。

A specific variety of sugar.

Examples :

"My grandmother uses cane sugar in her baking recipes. "

我奶奶在烘焙食谱里用的是蔗糖。

food substance essential

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noun

糖，砂糖

Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.

Examples :

"Plants store sugar for energy to grow. "

植物储存糖分，用作生长所需的能量。

food substance energy biochemistry physiology organism essential

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noun

一茶匙糖，一份糖。

A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.

Examples :

"He usually has his coffee white with one sugar."

他喝咖啡通常喜欢加牛奶，而且放一茶匙糖。

food substance amount essential

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noun

甜心，宝贝

A term of endearment.

Examples :

"My little sister, my sugar, always brings a smile to my face. "

我妹妹，我的甜心，总是能让我露出笑容。

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noun

甜吻，亲吻，一吻。

Examples :

"My friend gave me a quick sugar on the cheek before we went into the classroom. "

进教室前，我朋友很快地在我脸颊上亲了一下。

communication language sensation emotion essential

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noun

娘娘腔，娇气。

Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.

Examples :

"I think John has a little bit of sugar in him."

我觉得约翰有点娘娘腔。

culture person attitude character sex essential

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noun

糖尿病，血糖高

Examples :

"My grandmother has diabetes, so she needs to carefully control her sugar intake. "

我奶奶有糖尿病，所以她需要小心控制血糖摄入量。

disease medicine essential

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noun

糖类，醣类

Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.

Examples :

"Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste."

乙酸铅（醋酸铅）是一种有甜味的白色有毒结晶体，在化学上也被归为“糖类”物质。

chemistry substance compound food essential

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noun

甜言蜜语，奉承话。

Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.

Examples :

"The teacher used a lot of sugar to convince the students to finish their homework. "

老师说了许多好听的，哄着学生们把作业做完。

language communication word attitude essential

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noun

海洛因，白粉

substance essential

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noun

甜头，钱。

Examples :

"My dad said he needed more sugar to pay for the new car. "

我爸说他需要更多甜头，才能付得起新车的钱。

economy business finance essential

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noun

语法糖

Syntactic sugar.

Examples :

"Using shorthand for "print the student's name and grade" is a form of syntactic sugar in programming. "

在编程中，使用简写来“打印学生姓名和成绩”是一种语法糖。

computing language essential

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verb

加糖，使甜。

To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

Examples :

"John heavily sugars his coffee."

约翰往咖啡里放很多糖。

food substance essential

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verb

给... 蒙上糖衣，粉饰。

To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

Examples :

"She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words."

她很会粉饰那些本来会很刺耳的话。

attitude character mind essential

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verb

熬糖，结晶。

In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.

Examples :

"The chef sugared the maple syrup off, carefully monitoring the temperature to ensure it reached the right consistency for crystallizing. "

厨师将枫糖浆熬制结晶，小心监控温度以确保其达到适合结晶的稠度。

food substance process agriculture essential

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verb

诱糖，涂糖。

To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.

Examples :

"The farmer sugared the apple trees to catch the moths that were damaging the crop. "

为了抓住那些破坏庄稼的蛾子，农夫在苹果树上涂了糖。

agriculture insect plant animal essential

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verb

语法糖化，使用语法糖重写

To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.

Examples :

"The programmer sugared the complex function, making the code easier to read and understand for the team. "

程序员对这个复杂的函数进行了语法糖化，使代码更容易阅读和理解，方便了团队合作。

computing technology language essential

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verb

甜言蜜语，奉承。

To compliment (a person).

Examples :

"My friend sugared my new haircut; she said it looked great. "

我朋友夸我的新发型好看，对我说了些甜言蜜语。

communication language word person essential

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interjection

哎呀，该死！

Used in place of shit!

Examples :

"Oh, sugar!"

哎呀，该死！

curse language exclamation essential