molasses

/məˈlæsɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈlæsɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈla-səz/ (ame, mw)

molasses — 名詞

1. a very thick, dark brown syrup left behind when sugar is made, often used in bak

1.名詞B2
釋義

糖蜜

製糖時分離出的濃稠深色糖漿

a very thick, dark brown syrup left behind when sugar is made, often used in baking and cooking

例句

Andres stirred dark molasses into the gingerbread batter before baking.

Andres 在烘烤前把深色糖蜜拌進薑餅麵糊裡。

collocation: stir molasses into batter

The old recipe uses molasses to give the cookies a deeper taste.

那份老食譜用糖蜜讓餅乾的味道更深更濃。

同義詞
  • treacle

    British term for a similar dark syrup from sugar refining

  • syrup

    broader word for many sweet liquids, often thinner or lighter than molasses

文法句型

molasses + in/into [mixture]

a spoonful of molasses

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. It often appears in baking and sauce contexts, and blackstrap molasses names a darker, stronger kind.

常見錯誤

❌I dropped two molasses into my coffee.
✅I added two spoonfuls of molasses to the cake batter.
💡Molasses is a thick substance, so it is measured by amount, not counted as separate pieces.

2. a thick sweet syrup made by boiling fruit juice until it becomes dense

2.名詞C1
釋義

水果糖漿

把水果汁熬成的濃甜糖漿

a thick sweet syrup made by boiling fruit juice until it becomes dense

例句

The shop near the port sells grape molasses in tall glass bottles.

港口附近那家店賣裝在高玻璃瓶裡的葡萄水果糖漿。

pattern: [fruit] + molasses

Rania mixed date molasses with yogurt for a quick breakfast.

Rania 把椰棗水果糖漿拌進優格裡，當作快速早餐。

同義詞
  • fruit syrup

    broader term for sweet liquid from fruit; molasses is thicker and more reduced

  • fruit reduction

    cooking term that focuses on the juice being boiled down

文法句型

[fruit] + molasses

用法筆記

Usually modified by the fruit name, as in date molasses or grape molasses. This sense is much less common than the sugar-making sense.

常見錯誤

❌I stirred fruit molasses into my tea every morning.
✅I used grape molasses on bread with cheese.
💡This sense usually refers to a thick food syrup served with dishes, not an everyday drink sweetener.