◙ noun 1. [mass noun] 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 • 食糖 [count noun] a lump or teaspoonful of this, used to sweeten tea or coffee • 一块糖；一茶匙糖 (informal, chiefly US)used as a term of endearment or an affectionate form of address • [非正式，主美] ［爱称］亲爱的，宝贝 »what's wrong, sugar? 怎么了，亲爱的？ [as exclamation] [informal] used as a euphemism for ‘shit’ • [非正式，婉] 同shit [informal] a narcotic drug, especially heroin or LSD • [非正式] 毒品（尤指海洛因或二乙基麦角酰胺） 2. [Biochemistry] any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose • [生化] 糖 ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar • 往…中加糖；往…上撒糖；往…外裹糖衣 »Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea. 母亲心不在焉地往她的茶里加糖。 »[as adj. sugared] sugared almonds. 糖衣杏仁。 (figurative)make more agreeable or palatable • [喻] 使变得讨人喜欢，使宜人，使受欢迎 »the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes. 这部小说虽然说教，但却搀有大量笑话，使人易于接受。 [no obj.] [usu. as noun sugaring] [Entomology] spread a mixture of sugar, treacle, beer, etc., on a tree trunk in order to catch moths • [昆] 以糖、糖浆、啤酒等的混合物作蛾饵