"treacle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 糖漿

Definition

一種濃稠、甜味、深色的糖漿，由糖製成，常用於烹飪或烘焙。有時也用來形容過於感傷的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於英式英語，多用於食譜或甜點（如‘treacle tart’）。比喻用法可以形容過於感傷或甜膩。美式英語常用'molasses'。

Examples

I added treacle to the cake mixture.

我在蛋糕糊裡加了**糖漿**。

Treacle is very sweet and thick.

**糖漿**很甜很稠。

We bought a jar of treacle at the market.

我們在市場上買了一罐**糖漿**。

He poured too much treacle on his oatmeal, so it was really sticky.

他在燕麥粥裡倒了太多**糖漿**，結果變得很黏。

This movie is full of emotional treacle—I just can’t take it seriously.

這部電影充滿了情感**糖漿**，我完全沒法當真。

Whenever she talks about her cat, she lays on the treacle pretty thick.

每當她談論自己的貓時，她總是很誇張地加上一層**糖漿**似的感情。