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a [quantity] of sugar
表示糖的数量时常用此结构。
Add a cup of sugar to the mixture.
往混合物中加入一杯糖。
糖；食糖
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
糖；食糖
a sweet substance, usually white or brown, used to sweeten food and drinks
Add a cup of sugar to the mixture.
往混合物中加入一杯糖。
白色结晶碳水化合物,用作甜味剂和防腐剂
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
糖类,细胞基本结构成分和能量来源
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
钱(非正式用语)
informal terms for money
I usually put a little sugar in my coffee to make it less bitter.
我通常会在咖啡里放一点糖，让它不那么苦。
The recipe calls for two cups of sugar and one cup of butter.
这个食谱需要两杯糖和一杯黄油。
Some fruits contain natural sugars that give you energy.
一些水果含有天然糖分，能给你提供能量。
表示糖的数量时常用此结构。
Add a cup of sugar to the mixture.
往混合物中加入一杯糖。
用于询问是否在饮品或食物中加糖。
Do you take sugar in your coffee?
你的咖啡加糖吗？
表示食物中加糖的习惯。
I like my oatmeal with sugar.
我喜欢在燕麦粥里加糖。
Not this
I bought some sugars.
Use this
I bought some candy.
中文中可以用复数表示多种糖果，但英语中 sugar 作为不可数名词，不用于单个糖果；糖果应说 candy。
Not this
Can you add a sugar to my coffee?
Use this
Can you add some sugar to my coffee?
sugar 是不可数名词，不能直接加不定冠词 a；表示‘一些糖’要用 some sugar。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
红糖
I prefer brown sugar in my coffee.
我更喜欢在咖啡里放红糖。
血糖
He needs to monitor his blood sugar levels.
他需要监测自己的血糖水平。
方糖
She dropped a sugar cube into her tea.
她往茶里放了一块方糖。
糖罐
Pass me the sugar bowl, please.
请把糖罐递给我。
代糖
Many people use sugar substitutes to reduce calories.
许多人使用代糖来减少卡路里。
甜爹；施惠于年轻女子的年长男人
She has a sugar daddy who buys her expensive gifts.
她有一个甜爹，给她买昂贵的礼物。
粉饰；美化
Don't sugar coat the truth; just tell me what happened.
不要粉饰真相，直接告诉我发生了什么。
糖分带来的短暂兴奋
The children were bouncing off the walls after a sugar rush from birthday cake.
孩子们吃了生日蛋糕后因糖分兴奋得坐不住。
糖，啊蜂蜜蜂蜜
I like to put sugar in my coffee.
我喜欢在咖啡里加糖。
给我倒点糖
Can you pass me the sugar?
你能把糖递给我吗？
Use sugar naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你喝咖啡加糖，舒服又甜蜜——‘舒’音近sugar的‘su’，‘格’音近‘gar’。
neutral; 日常饮食、烹饪
常见用法为不可数名词，表示糖；当指糖块时用作可数名词。
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