sugar

砂糖

食べ物や飲み物に加える甘い粒。また、飲み物一杯に入れる分量。

やさしい英語で： Small sweet crystals added to food or drinks; also an amount added to one drink.

• I like tea without sugar.
• Add a spoonful of sugar to the mixture.
• How many sugars do you take in coffee?

よく使う表現： sugar in tea, spoonful of sugar, two sugar cubes, white sugar

砂糖入れ

食べ物や飲み物に加える砂糖を入れておく容器。

やさしい英語で： A bowl or other container holding the sweet crystals people add to food and drinks.

• Please pass the sugar.
• She put the sugar beside the teapot.
• Could you bring the sugar from the kitchen?

類義語： sugar bowl

よく使う表現： pass the sugar, bring the sugar, sugar on table

砂糖を加える

食べ物や飲み物を甘くするために砂糖を加える。

やさしい英語で： To add sweet crystals to food or a drink to make it sweeter.

• I never sugar my tea.
• He sugared the berries and added cream.
• Have you already sugared the coffee?

使い方： sugar something (She sugared her coffee before tasting it.)

類義語： sweeten

よく使う表現： sugar your coffee, sugar the berries, sugar the tea

元の資料には、この動詞の意味を説明する有用な情報がない。

やさしい英語で： The source gives no usable definition for this verb.

和らげる、取り繕う

不快な言葉や事実を、穏やかで受け入れやすいものに見せる。

やさしい英語で： To make unpleasant words or facts seem kinder or easier to accept.

• She tried to sugar the bad news.
• He sugared his harsh words with a smile.
• No amount of praise could sugar that cruel message.

使い方： sugar something with something (He sugared his criticism with a little praise.)

類義語： sugarcoat, soften

よく使う表現： sugar the truth, sugar bitter words, sugar the news

しまった、ちぇっ

強い汚い言葉を使わずに、いら立ちや落胆を表す言葉。

やさしい英語で： Used to show annoyance or disappointment without using a strong swear word.

• Sugar! I forgot my keys.
• Oh, sugar! The bus has already left.
• Sugar! I have spilled coffee on my shirt.

類義語： damn, darn

よく使う表現： oh sugar, sugar not again