| 单词 | treacle |
| 释义 | Related topics: Foodtrea·cle /ˈtriːkəl/ noun [uncountable] 1. DF British English a thick sweet black sticky liquid that is obtained from raw sugar and used in cooking 糖蜜 SYN American English molasses2 a way of expressing love and emotions that seems silly or insincere 肉麻，煽情 a film that does not turn into treacle 没有拍成煽情烂片的电影3 DFgolden syrup 金黄色糖浆 a treacle tart 糖浆馅饼 —treacly adjectiveExamples from the Corpustreacle• They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.• As he took it off he remembered the sausage and treacle tart in his pocket.• The output is an evil treacle, black and vile.• They pour into the backstage car park like expensive treacle and come to a halt at the crack of a whip.• But it's like digging in treacle - you get nowhere.• It is a socially conscious film that does not turn into treacle.• This has been a duff year for him: the runs have flowed like treacle, and Dame Fortune has turned sour.• It was like wading through treacle just to order a meal.• Her hair and spectacles were plastered in white treacle.Origin treacle (1300-1400) Old French triacle, from Latin theriaca, from Greek theriake “cure for a poisonous bite”, from therion “wild animal”trea·cle nounChineseSyllable Corpus liquid sweet that obtained from thick black sticky is a |
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