table sugar

table sugar — noun

1. a type of white crystallized sweetener that people keep in their kitchen and use

1.名詞B1
釋義

a type of white crystallized sweetener that people keep in their kitchen and use when cooking, baking, or sweetening drinks. It is made from sugarcane or sugar beets and is mostly sucrose.

例句

Imran keeps the table sugar in a glass jar next to the coffee maker.

uncountable: the table sugar, no article

The recipe calls for two tablespoons of table sugar, but you could use honey instead.

quantified: two tablespoons of table sugar

同義詞
  • white sugar

    more general term for any refined white sugar, including but not limited to table sugar

  • granulated sugar

    specific to the crystal size; table sugar is usually granulated

  • refined sugar

    emphasizes the processing; table sugar is a type of refined sugar

  • sucrose

    the chemical name; used in technical or scientific contexts

反義詞
  • brown sugar

    contains molasses, softer texture, different flavor

  • raw sugar

    less processed, larger crystals, light brown color

  • powdered sugar

    ground into fine dust, used for frosting and dusting

用法筆記

Frequently used without an article ('I need table sugar') or with 'the' in specific reference ('Pass me the table sugar'). This is an uncountable noun; you cannot say 'a table sugar' or 'two table sugars'.

常見錯誤

❌Please pass me a table sugar.
✅Please pass me the table sugar.
💡Table sugar is uncountable, so it does not take the article 'a'.