Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2294
sugar
糖；食糖
核心释义
a sweet substance, usually white or brown, used to sweeten food and drinks
- 1.
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
- 2.
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
- 3.
钱(非正式用语)
informal terms for money
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)
用法In use
I usually put a little sugar in my coffee to make it less bitter.
用法提示：sugar 在此用作名词，指食糖（甜味剂）。
The recipe calls for two cups of sugar and one cup of butter.
用法提示：sugar 作名词，表示食谱中的糖这种原料。
Some fruits contain natural sugars that give you energy.
用法提示：此处 sugars 是 sugar 的复数形式，指天然糖类。
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?
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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’。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral; 日常饮食、烹饪
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WORDNET.