- 1加了糖的、裹糖的(如 sugared almonds 糖衣杏仁);引申指「說得太甜、粉飾過的」話
Sugared means having had sugar added, or covered in sugar. You meet it mostly on food: sugared almonds, sugared , sugared strawberries.
Sugared sugared means指的是 having had sugar added加了糖, or covered in sugar或裹了糖。You meet it你最常遇到它 mostly on food在食物上: sugared almonds, sugared doughnuts, sugared strawberries像sugared almonds(糖衣杏仁)、sugared doughnuts、sugared strawberries。
It is the past form of the verb 'to sugar', which means to put sugar on or in something — but honestly, the verb is rare in modern speech. People say 'I put sugar in my tea', not 'I sugared my tea'. It is the adjective form that stays alive, and it lives mainly on menus, packets and recipes.
It is它是 the past form of the verb 'to sugar'動詞to sugar的過去式, which means意思是 to put sugar on or in something把糖加在某個東西上或裡面 — but honestly不過老實說, the verb這個動詞 is rare in modern speech在現代口語裡很少見。People大家 say 'I put sugar in my tea'會說『我在茶裡加了糖』, not 'I sugared my tea'而不會說『我sugared我的茶』。It is它 the adjective form that stays alive形容詞用法還是活著的, and it lives mainly而且主要活 on menus, packets and recipes在菜單、包裝和食譜上。
There is a second, figurative use worth knowing. 'Sugared' can describe words that have been made falsely sweet — 'sugared praise', 'a sugared version of the truth'. It suggests something unpleasant hidden under sweetness, so it is not a compliment.
There is a second, figurative use worth knowing還有第二個值得知道的比喻用法。'Sugared' 'sugared' can describe可以用來形容 words that have been made falsely sweet被故意講得很甜的話 — 'sugared praise', 'a sugared version of the truth'像'sugared praise'(過甜的讚美)、'a sugared version of the truth'(粉飾過的真相)。It suggests它暗示的是 something unpleasant hidden under sweetness甜味底下藏著不太舒服的東西, so it is not a compliment所以這不是稱讚。
This is the same idea as the common phrase 'to sugar the pill' (British) or 'sugar-coat' (American): making bad news easier to swallow. 'Sugar-coated' is much more common than 'sugared' for this, and if you learn only one, learn that one.
This is the same idea as這跟 the common phrase 'to sugar the pill' (British)常見的片語'to sugar the pill'(英式) or 'sugar-coat' (American)或'sugar-coat'(美式)是同樣的概念: making bad news easier to swallow也就是讓壞消息比較好接受。'Sugar-coated' 'sugar-coated' is much more common比'sugared'常用得多 than 'sugared' for this, and if you learn only one如果你只想學一個, learn that one就學這一個。
One odd extra: in North America, '' can mean collecting maple sap, so ' off' is boiling it into maple syrup. That is regional and seasonal, and you may never need it.
One odd extra另外一個特別的用法: in North America在北美, 'sugaring' 'sugaring' can mean可以指 collecting maple sap採集楓樹汁, so 'sugaring off'所以'sugaring off' is boiling it into maple syrup就是把它煮成楓糖漿。That is regional and seasonal這是地區性、季節性的用法, and you may never need it你可能一輩子都用不到。
core核心畫面
組成sugar + -ed, the ending that turns a thing into 'having that thing' or 'covered in that thing' — like salted, buttered, painted. 'Sugar' itself travelled a long way: Sanskrit śárkarā, into Persian and Arabic sukkar, then through Italian and French into Middle English sugre.
同家族的字
- sugarthe base word
- saltedsame -ed pattern: food + -ed meaning 'with that added'
- butteredsame -ed pattern
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sugaredadj
- 1
Of food or drink: containing sugar.
- Since starting my diet, I’ve stopped eating sugared breakfast cereals.
- 2
Sweet, pleasant.
- Thoſe Vnckles vvhich you vvant, vvere dangerous, / Your Grace attended to their ſugred vvords, / But lookt not on the poiſon of their hearts: […]
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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