a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
a spoonful of sugar
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Biochemistry
any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
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used as a euphemism for “shit.”.
“Oh sugar!” cried Sally
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a psychoactive drug in the form of white powder, especially heroin or cocaine.
bags full of extra-fine Colombian sugar
动词
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sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar.
she absentmindedly sugared her tea
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make more agreeable or palatable.
the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes