slushie
slushie — 名詞
- slushiesingular
- slushiesplural
1. a cold beverage that combines sweet syrup with finely crushed ice, typically pou
冰沙；思樂冰
碎冰加糖漿製成的冰涼飲料
a cold beverage that combines sweet syrup with finely crushed ice, typically poured into a paper or plastic cup and sipped through a straw
After the football game, Mei bought a strawberry slushie from the shop near the stadium.
足球賽結束後，小美從體育館附近的商店買了一杯草莓冰沙。
collocation: [flavour] slushie (strawberry slushie, cherry slushie)
The children shared a blue raspberry slushie on the hottest day of the summer.
孩子們在最炎熱的夏日共享了一杯藍色覆盆子冰沙。
Haruto carefully pushed the straw through the plastic lid of his slushie.
Haruto 小心地把吸管穿過冰沙杯的塑膠蓋。
Instead of soda, Amara ordered a cherry slushie to cool down after the long walk.
Amara 不喝汽水，點了一杯櫻桃冰沙來消暑。
The café sells three flavours of slushie: lemon, cola, and green apple.
這家咖啡廳賣三種口味的冰沙：檸檬、可樂和青蘋果。
- slushy
alternative spelling, equally common
- frozen drink
more general term; includes slushies, smoothies, and milkshakes
文法句型
a [flavour] slushie
用法筆記
Often used with a flavour name before it, such as 'cherry slushie' or 'blue raspberry slushie'. The spelling 'slushy' is also common for this meaning.
常見錯誤
slushie — 形容詞
- slushiepositive
- more slushiecomparative
- most slushiesuperlative
1. describing a road, path, or area of ground that is wet and messy because snow on
雪泥的
因融雪而濕滑泥濘的
describing a road, path, or area of ground that is wet and messy because snow on the surface is partly melting underfoot
The streets were slushie after the heavy snowfall and the sudden rise in temperature.
大雪過後氣溫驟升，街道上滿是雪泥。
describes outdoor surfaces: slushie streets / ground
Amina's boots sank into the slushie ground as she walked to school.
Amina 上學途中靴子陷進泥濘的雪地裡。
Kwame wiped the slushie water off his shoes before stepping inside the warm house.
Kwame 進屋前先把鞋上雪泥水擦乾淨。
The football pitch was too slushie to play on, so the match was cancelled.
足球場上積雪泥濘無法比賽，所以賽事取消了。
Drivers had to go slowly because the side roads were slushie and slippery.
駕駛人必須放慢速度，因為小路又濕又滑、滿是雪泥。
文法句型
slushie + noun
用法筆記
Only describes physical surfaces or areas where snow is turning to water. Not used for mud or rain-soaked ground that has no snow.
常見錯誤
2. having a thick, soft, partly frozen texture like that of melting ice or snow, of
半融的
呈半融化軟糊狀的
having a thick, soft, partly frozen texture like that of melting ice or snow, often because a frozen substance has started to thaw
The ice cream in the freezer turned slushie after the power went out.
停電後冰箱裡的冰淇淋融成半糊狀。
describes thawing frozen food: slushie ice cream
Sivan scraped the slushie snow off the car windscreen with a plastic scraper.
Sivan 用塑膠刮刀把半融的雪從車窗上刮下來。
attributive adjective: slushie + non-drink noun (slushie snow)
Lara mixed the crushed fruit with ice until it formed a slushie paste.
Lara 把碎水果加冰攪拌，直到拌成半融的糊狀。
The old snow beside the road had turned dirty and slushie in the warm weather.
路邊的舊雪在溫暖天氣下變得又髒又糊。
Sofia poured the slushie mixture into glasses and handed them to her guests.
Sofia 把半融的混合物倒進玻璃杯，分給客人。
- half-frozen
more specific about temperature
- mushy
similar soft texture, but not necessarily involving ice
文法句型
slushie + noun
用法筆記
Focuses on texture — semi-solid, able to be spooned or poured slowly. Distinguish from sense 1 (MELTING SNOW), which describes the condition of a surface covered with melting snow.
常見錯誤
3. describing a piece of writing, music, film, or speech that tries too hard to cre
濫情的
過度矯情而不真誠的
describing a piece of writing, music, film, or speech that tries too hard to create feelings of love, sympathy, or sadness, in a way that seems false or cheap
The film critic described the love story as slushie and full of predictable clichés.
影評人形容這部愛情片濫情且充滿老套橋段。
pejorative: describes film / writing / music
Tom rolled his eyes at the slushie birthday card with a long poem inside.
Tom 對那張附了一首矯情詩的生日卡片翻白眼。
The song was so slushie that Emma could not listen without cringing.
那首歌太過濫情，Emma 聽了覺得很尷尬。
Nora thought the wedding speech was too slushie and did not sound sincere.
Nora 認為婚禮致詞太矯情，一點也不真誠。
The novel starts well but becomes slushie towards the end with an overly sweet ending.
這本小說開頭不錯，但結尾太過甜膩，變得很矯情。
- mawkish
more formal, similar meaning
- sentimental
neutral or slightly negative; 'slushie' is more dismissive
- cheesy
informal; describes something inauthentic or exaggerated
- restrained
emotionally controlled, not excessive
- genuine
sincere and real, not falsely emotional
文法句型
slushie + noun
用法筆記
Always negative or critical — describes work that feels insincere or exaggerated in its emotion. Not used to describe genuine, well-written emotional content. This is the only metaphorical sense of 'slushie'.