syrup

/'sirəp/ Cách viết khác : (syrup) /'sirəp/

Thân thiện

A child pours maple syrup over a stack of pancakes.

Definition

Noun: 1. A thick, sweet, sticky liquid: A viscous, concentrated solution of sugar in water, often flavored or medicated. It is used as a sweetener, a topping for food, or as a vehicle for medicine.

Usage and Examples

• As a food topping or ingredient:
  • She poured maple syrup over her pancakes.
  • The recipe calls for a tablespoon of golden syrup.
• As a base for drinks:
  • I ordered a lemonade made with homemade raspberry syrup.
• In a medicinal context:
  • The pharmacist recommended a cough syrup for my sore throat.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Syrup" can imply an excessive, sometimes cloying, sweetness, not just literally but also metaphorically in tone or style.
  • The sentimental movie was pure emotional syrup.
• In industrial contexts, it can refer to concentrated sugar solutions before crystallization (e.g., , ).

Variants and Related Words

• Syrupy (adjective): Having the consistency or sweetness of syrup; excessively sentimental.
  • The dessert was too syrupy for my taste.
  • He disliked the syrupy dialogue in the romance novel.

Synonyms

• Molasses: A thick, dark brown syrup produced during sugar refining.
• Treacle (chiefly British): A syrup similar to molasses; can also mean cloying sentimentality.
• Nectar: A sweet liquid; often used poetically.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "To be in a syrup" (informal, rare): To be in a state of confusion or sluggishness, as if moving through a thick liquid.
  • After that big lunch, my brain is in a syrup.
• "As thick as syrup": Used to describe a liquid with a very high viscosity or, metaphorically, a slow pace or dense atmosphere.
  • The fog was as thick as syrup.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a thick sweet sticky liquid

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