SUGAR


Meaning of SUGAR in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ raw , unrefined

▪ processed , refined

▪ brown , white

Add one cup of soft brown ~.

▪ caster ( BrE ), confectioner's ( AmE ), cube ( esp. AmE ), demerara ( BrE ), granulated , icing ( BrE ), lump ( BrE ), powdered ( AmE ), table ( AmE )

▪ beet , cane , maple , palm

▪ cinnamon ( AmE )

▪ spun

▪ natural

Fruit juices contain natural ~s.

▪ complex , simple ( both science )

simple ~s, such as glucose

▪ blood

to raise blood ~ levels

… OF SUGAR

▪ kilo , pound , etc.

▪ lump , spoonful

▪ cup , tablespoon , teaspoon

Add 1 cup of white ~ and boil until dissolved. ( esp. AmE )

▪ bag

▪ packet ( AmE ), sachet ( BrE )

VERB + SUGAR

▪ add , put in , put on , sprinkle , stir in , stir into sth , take (= in tea or coffee)

He stirred another spoonful of ~ into his tea.

Do you take ~ in your tea?

▪ contain

▪ produce

▪ dissolve

Bring to a boil to dissolve the ~.

SUGAR + VERB

▪ dissolve

SUGAR + NOUN

▪ cube ( esp. AmE ), lump ( BrE )

▪ bowl

▪ substitute

▪ syrup

▪ cookie ( AmE )

▪ content , intake , level

a high ~ intake

▪ craving

▪ fix

▪ high , rush

▪ beet , cane

▪ grower , planter , producer

▪ industry , mill , plantation , production , refinery

PHRASES

▪ high ~ content , low ~ content , reduced ~ content

▪ high in ~ , low in ~

Most junk food is high in ~.

▪ no added ~

apple juice with no added ~

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