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molasses

C1 noun
gen /məˈlasɪz/

molasses /məˈlæsɪz/ nghĩa là rỉ mật, rỉ đường

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  1. rỉ mật · rỉ đường

    A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.

    uncountable · usually

    Well, we had our breakfast of ship's bread and molasses, washed down with cannikins of something liquid - but not lovely.

  2. xi-rô đặc, ngọt (từ nước trái cây, nhựa cây...)

    Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.

    us · uncountable · usually

    Boiled some cornstalk juice into molasses.

  3. lời ngọt ngào, lời đường mật

    Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.

    figuratively · uncountable · usually

    He really poured on the molasses, charming his audience and changing more than a few votes.

    ...the mournful molasses of his prose...

  4. thứ chậm chạp, ì ạch

    Something which moves or works extremely slowly.

    figuratively · uncountable · usually

    Though faster than typing, the daisy wheel is molasses compared to dot matrix printers.

    It's worthwhile starting with the lowest-tier plan from your provider. If your internet is molasses, then you might consider an upgrade.

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