"sugar and spice" 怎么发音
expression
SHOO-ger and SPYS
SHU-guh and SPYS
释义
A phrase describing someone, usually a girl, as being very sweet, kind, and gentle. It originates from an old nursery rhyme about what little girls are made of.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈʃʊɡɝ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈspaɪs
英式英语
ʃˈʊɡɐ/ /ˈænd/ /spˈaɪs
简化发音
美式
SHOO-ger and SPYS
英式
SHU-guh and SPYS
语境中听
She is all sugar and spice.
People say little girls are made of sugar and spice.
Her manners are pure sugar and spice.
Don’t let her sugar and spice personality fool you—she can be tough when needed.