Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2294
sugar
糖；食糖
a sweet substance, usually white or brown, used to sweeten food and drinks
- 1.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
白色结晶碳水化合物,用作甜味剂和防腐剂
- 2.
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
糖类,细胞基本结构成分和能量来源
- 3.
informal terms for money
钱(非正式用语)
糖类；碳水化合物；钱；钞票；白色结晶碳水化合物,用作甜味剂和防腐剂；糖类,细胞基本结构成分和能量来源；钱(非正式用语)
In use
I usually put a little sugar in my coffee to make it less bitter.
The recipe calls for two cups of sugar and one cup of butter.
Some fruits contain natural sugars that give you energy.
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。
sugar in [beverage/food]
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？
[food] with sugar
表示食物中加糖的习惯。
I like my oatmeal with sugar.
Connections
Collocations
- brown sugar
- 红糖
- I prefer brown sugar in my coffee.我更喜欢在咖啡里放红糖。
- blood sugar
- 血糖
- He needs to monitor his blood sugar levels.他需要监测自己的血糖水平。
- sugar cube
- 方糖
- She dropped a sugar cube into her tea.她往茶里放了一块方糖。
- sugar bowl
- 糖罐
- Pass me the sugar bowl, please.请把糖罐递给我。
- sugar substitute
- 代糖
- Many people use sugar substitutes to reduce calories.许多人使用代糖来减少卡路里。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你喝咖啡加糖，舒服又甜蜜——‘舒’音近sugar的‘su’，‘格’音近‘gar’。
Context & Register
neutral; 日常饮食、烹饪
Grammar Note
常见用法为不可数名词，表示糖；当指糖块时用作可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -ar, but their pronunciation differs from sugar: sugar's -ar is pronounced /ɡɚ/, while collar, dollar, grammar, vinegar are pronounced with /ər/ after various consonants, and cigar has /ɑr/. None rhyme exactly with sugar.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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