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糖蜜 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • molasses noun A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
  • syrup noun A thick, sugary liquid poured over food or used as a sweetener.
  • treacle noun (chiefly British) A thick, dark syrup made in sugar refining; molasses.

Senses

糖蜜 is used for these senses in English:

  • molasses A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
  • syrup Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
  • treacle (chiefly, UK, Irish) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

molasses — full definition

  1. noun A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
  2. noun Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.
  3. noun Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.
  4. noun Something which moves or works extremely slowly.

syrup — full definition

  1. noun A thick, sugary liquid poured over food or used as a sweetener.
  2. noun Something regarded as overly sweet or sentimental.

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