sug·ar1 /ˈʃʊɡə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 [uncountableU]DF a sweet white or brown substance that is obtained from plants and used to make food and drinks sweet 食糖 Do you take sugar in your coffee? 你的咖啡加糖吗?
2 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDF the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold 一茶匙的糖 How many sugars do you want in your tea? 你的茶里要放几茶匙糖?
3. [countableC] technicalHBP one of several sweet substances formed in plants 糖〔植物中所形成的甜味物质〕
4. spokenLIKE somebody OR something used to address someone you like very much 亲爱的,心肝,宝贝〔用于称呼自己非常喜爱的人〕 n COLLOCATIONSphrasesa teaspoon/spoonful of sugarThe drink contains seven teaspoons of sugar per can.
a lump of sugar (also a sugar lump) (=a small block of sugar)He put three lumps of sugar in his coffee.
verbstake sugar (=have sugar in your tea or coffee)‘Do you take sugar?’ ‘No, thank you.’
sprinkle something with sugarSprinkle the cake with sugar.
sugar dissolves (=becomes part of a liquid)Stir until the sugar has dissolved.