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treacle

/ˈtɹiː.kəl/

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noun

糖蜜，糖浆。

A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

Examples :

"She poured a generous amount of treacle over her pancakes, making them extra sweet. "

她在薄饼上倒了厚厚一层糖浆，让它们变得格外甜。

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noun

甜言蜜语，肉麻的话。

Cloying sentimental speech.

Examples :

"His graduation speech was full of treacle; it was so overly sentimental and insincere that many people rolled their eyes. "

他的毕业演讲充满了甜言蜜语，肉麻死了；太过于煽情和虚伪，很多人都忍不住翻白眼。

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noun

亲爱的，甜心。

Sweetheart (from treacle tart).

Examples :

""When little Emily scraped her knee, her dad called her 'Treacle' to comfort her." "

当小艾米丽擦破膝盖时，她爸爸为了安慰她，亲昵地叫她“甜心”。

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noun

解毒剂，药剂。

An antidote for poison; theriac.

Examples :

"In the old stories, a small amount of treacle was believed to protect the king from poison. "

在古老的故事里，人们相信少量药剂可以保护国王不受毒害，这种药剂被视为解毒剂。

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noun

万灵药, 灵丹妙药

Any all-powerful curative; a general remedy, a cure-all.

Examples :

"The politician promised that his new policy would be treacle for all the city's problems, solving everything from unemployment to traffic congestion. "

这位政客承诺，他的新政策将是解决城市所有问题的万灵药，能解决从失业到交通拥堵的一切问题。

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verb

塗以糖漿，用糖漿黏住。

To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer decided to treacle the window frame to catch the pesky flies buzzing around the kitchen. "

为了抓住那些在厨房嗡嗡作响的烦人苍蝇，农夫决定在窗框上涂上糖浆粘住它们。

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