treacle

pronunciation

UK [ˈtriːkl]word uk audio image

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  • n.
    糖浆,糖蜜
    餐糖浆

Word Origin

treacle 糖浆

来自古法语 triacle,解毒剂,尤指蛇毒,来自拉丁语 theriaca,解毒剂,来自希腊语 ther,野兽, 来自 PIE*ghwer,狂野的,词源同 fierce,ferocious,panther.字母 f,t 音变,比较 firm,throne.后用 于指糖浆,可能因为解毒剂偏苦,而糖浆作为中和物必不可少。

Example

1. I took another piece of bread and treacle .
我又拿了一片蜜糖面包。
2. The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweet .
啜饮蜜糖的苍蝇在甜蜜中丧生。
3. This is hardly the way I expected to win you back treacle .
这绝不是我想象的方式来赢得你回来糖浆。
4. Is there any more treacle pudding ?
蜜糖布丁还有多吗?
5. Let 's have one more mini-myth , and this one 's quite weird-the treacle tsunami .
让我们来再听一个小传奇吧,这个还挺不可思议的呢“蜜糖海啸”。

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