| 单词 | sugarplum |
| 例句 | The cook, perhaps, presiding over crumpets and sugarplums. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I’d flex and leap, and bow and sweep; a sugarplum, a swan, a maiden, a doll. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Alastair Macaulay's controversial review in the New York Times said the dancer "looked as if she'd eaten one sugarplum too many". Ballerina reacts to weight jibes 2010-12-14T11:23:30Z From sweet sugarplum fairy godmother Strayed I get some news I can use. My girl problems 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z So no, this isn’t a sugarplum holiday treat, even though it’s plainly a kids’ show. The war comes home in updated ‘Nutcracker’ musical Visions dance in their heads, and not just of sugarplums. 'A Very Larry Christmas,' Bernie Madoff, 'Christmas Light Fight' 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z As surely as the holiday season brings sugarplum fairies and eggnog, it also means the start of a few months of fiercely competitive self-promotion for Hollywood. The Carpetbagger: Glimmers of Hope for Small Films During Glittery Oscar Promotions 2010-12-01T22:58:00Z Tis the season, for last-minute shopping and sugarplum fairies, eggnog recipes and disgruntlement over holiday movies. Carpetbagger Blog: What Do 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'Iron Lady' Have in Common? Ask the Grousers 2011-12-23T13:30:35Z In his review, New York Times ballet critic Alastair MaCaulay said Ringer "looked as if she'd eaten one sugarplum too many." NYC ballerina responds to critic's weight jab 2010-12-13T15:55:00Z The sugarplum queen decided in the middle of her solo that she was too tired to dance anymore, so she waved her fellow dancers onto the stage to take over. ‘The Nutcracker’: Fairies and tulle onstage, total nuts backstage 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z When, a few years ago, Alastair Macaulay wrote in The New York Times that she seemed to have eaten “one sugarplum too many,” she was, she says, “fine.” Books of The Times: Jenifer Ringer and Misty Copeland Have New Memoirs 2014-03-16T21:00:25Z ‘The Festival of the Vegetables’ Gingerbread men may run, and sugarplums dance, but vegetables in children’s stories tend to act like, well, vegetables. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 17-23 2012-02-16T22:43:37Z While for many, the notion of protein automatically conjures images of meats and dairies dancing through your head like sugarplums, there are legions of people who get their protein intake from anything but those items. "The key to a healthy, animal-free diet," according to a nutrition expert 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z William Styron, reviewing it in The New York Review of Books, called it a “droll little sugarplum of a tale.” A Parody of Smut — and of Voltaire — Turns 60 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Anyway, the McCaw Hall lobby was beautifully festooned with swags and bells and general festivity, and I swear there was an aroma of sugarplums in the air. Dinner at ‘The Nutcracker’: Our restaurant critic and dance/movie expert taste-test the Seattle holiday classic 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z What Jenifer Ringer surely didn't expect was to be accused of having "eaten one sugarplum too many." Her, fat? Ballerina tells critic she's just fine 2010-12-14T00:46:04Z Ms. Woodward is already right for the sugarplum side, Ms. Kretzschmar for the fairy side. New York City Ballet Introduces Its Future With a Flurry of ‘Nutcracker’ Debuts 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z After Act II, I looked over and he was curled up in his chair fast asleep, perhaps happily dreaming of whirling snowflakes and sugarplums. PNB’s ‘Nutcracker’: 30 years young 2013-12-02T23:16:25Z Here are just a few, all of which promise to create visions of sugarplums. See ‘The Nutcracker’ on every budget around the Greater Seattle area 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Eggnog, on the other hand, is sweet and boozy, an accompaniment to visions of dancing sugarplums and holiday cookies and cinnamon sticks. Review | Hellmann’s ‘mayo-nog’ is the holiday drink no one asked for 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z I also don’t want to get too sugarplum for the season: Tuesday there were groups of fentanyl smokers clustered around the Ross Dress For Less store, and along Pike Street, as usual. Mayoral rah-rah aside, there are signs Seattle’s zombie downtown is stirring 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Don’t worry, I’m not here to junk-shame anyone; viewers are entitled to enjoy their Hallmark and Lifetime movies in peace, just as they are their sugarplum sweets. Review | ‘With Love’ is the rare feel-good holiday show that actually feels good 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z But the Senate is the sugarplum fairy dancing in Democrats’ heads. Amid a downpour, GOP sees a rainbow in Kansas 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z “They come back with visions of sugarplums in their heads.” Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Harper seeks a contract north of $300 million for 10 years, and Machado entered free agency entranced by similar sugarplum visions. Why Isn’t Anyone Bidding for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z We see him last in an imagined sugarplum kingdom indefinitely dancing with a princess, cakes, marzipan, tea and coffee. Opinion | A salty review of sugary ‘Whipped Cream’ left some with a bad taste 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Science Says: Are poinsettias poisonous? Some holiday truths 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Science Says: Are poinsettias poisonous? Some holiday truths 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Even if you have more in common with a wooden nutcracker than a sugarplum fairy, you can still trip the light fantastic — emphasis on tripping — during a drop-in lesson at Ballet Fantastique . You’re going where? Eugene, Ore. 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Still, I want to make something resembling my own vision of sugarplums. Baking Sweets From Childhood Tales 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The once immensely popular sugarplum is now almost completely absent from confectionery shelves. The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Living when we do, we have decades of Christmas television to add to the trees and mistletoe and sugarplum fairy visions already gathered around the holiday — new traditions to extend, play with and pervert. Andy Richter, Adam Conover, Mariah Carey bring twists on Christmas traditions 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z So a season largely about money — aren’t they all? — did begin with so many sugarplums in Texas that it’s a good thing Texas remains large. Campus Cleanup: Houston rocks Oklahoma to send a loud and clear message to the Big 12 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Business sugarplums Dorothee Janetzke-Wenzel, the German ambassador, said global coordination on trade, international politics and environmental maintenance is important for the Arctic's future. Future Arctic: More Mining, More Shipping and More Tourists 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z We next attempt the mysterious “sugarplums” from “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” better known as “The Night Before Christmas.” Baking Sweets From Childhood Tales 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The term “sugarplum” was then expanded even more to encompass almost any kind of sugar candy or bite-sized confection. The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z But if you don’t tell them, if you always tell them it’s just sugarplums, they’ll walk around in a fantasy land. | Terry Tietzen: Terry Tietzen of Edatanetworks, on Promoting Innovation 2012-03-24T19:45:45Z The sharpest pickles vanished, whole cucumbers at once, like sugarplums, and no man winked his eye. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z And again he says— His whole thoughts every day incline To drink what rich and rosy wine From Thasos and from Lesbos comes, And dainty cakes and sugarplums. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Beyond the “visions of sugarplums,” which evoked soft, sparkly purple stuff that I imagined tasted like grape soda, my other favorite verse was: Baking Sweets From Childhood Tales 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z According to author Tim Richardson, however, the term sugarplum was “never confined to preserved plums alone.” The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z He laughed, half at her and half at the sugarplums, Rotha thought; and he bowed again. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Ah! pistol bullets are not given away like sugarplums; and it were woful if those dogs should bite every time they bark. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z The dancer, Mr. Macaulay wrote, “looked as if she’d eaten one sugarplum too many.” Well: The Ideal Ballerina 2010-12-13T20:10:28Z Still, I want to make something resembling my vision of sugarplums. Baking Sweets From Childhood Tales 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The confection’s price often reflected this, which meant sugarplums were a luxury item worthy of visions, to be enjoyed on a special occasion. The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z You sweeten the dose to us babies with that sugarplum. Household Papers and Stories You young fool, don’t you suppose I made the stock exchange yield you the sugarplums? The Gorgeous Girl I don’t see any extra sugarplums on Ms. Ringer. Well: The Ideal Ballerina 2010-12-13T20:10:28Z Why I never knew you liked sugarplums so much. Daisy It was this broad reach of the concept of a sugarplum that most likely led to its demise, however. The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z You may have sugarplums and peaches and cherries and candies and everything nice that little folks like! Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades So saying, she handed him a beautiful belt composed of the skin of some wild animal and fastened with a gold buckle, and a box of delicious pink and white sugarplums. Werwolves As one looks down from the balcony through a storm of sugarplums the eye revels in a perfect feast of colour. Stray Studies from England and Italy And sugarplums stole in here and there, and even dolls and tops and pocket knives and balls and jackstraws. The Gold of Chickaree But that doesn’t stop the idea of a sugarplum conjuring up visions of yuletide joy every Christmas season. The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Why dost thou never romp and sport upon the grassy turf, pilfer sugarplums and sweetmeats, and wet the letters of thy picture book from A to Z with sudden tears? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "We play for sugarplums,"—we "toss up" for nuts; but each time the evil seeds are planted. Tired Church Members A little masquerading, a little dancing, a little pelting with flour and sugarplums, and everybody is as happy as possible. Stray Studies from England and Italy Every house has a Christmas dinner; and your sugarplums are making life sweet to the souls of young and old. The Gold of Chickaree By 1608, again, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, a sugarplum was “something very pleasing or agreeable, esp. when given as a sop or bribe.” The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Thy old godfather brings thee sugarplums, strokes thy pale cheeks, and tells thee thou must be a statesman in thy native land. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I have had my share, and my full share, of the critical sugarplums. My Contemporaries In Fiction A general pelting of sugarplums salutes the appearance of the Marchese's four-in-hand with the Marchese himself in an odd mufti on the box. Stray Studies from England and Italy Are you afraid I will support them on pound-cake and sugarplums?' The Gold of Chickaree The universality of sugarplums got a second boost by the mid-19th century when factories began mass-producing once labor-intensive foods like comfits. The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Tell us where he is, and you shall have as many sugarplums as you can eat.' Chatterbox, 1905. There also was a giant in the wildest part of the shrubbery, and a dwarf, on whom the ladies showered their sugarplums, and who, in return, offered them tobacco. The Young Duke The tiny sugarplums rain like hail on one's face, but there is the fun of catching them and seeing the children hunt after them in the dust. Stray Studies from England and Italy The dome must be adorned with sugarplums of all colours, and surmounted by a splendid crown of macaroons, spun sugar, chocolate, and candied fruits. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Calico did his part with only a few excusable blunders, and she was so pleased that he got the apples and sugarplums which usually rewarded the grays. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle "Thank Heaven," says the men, "at least we shall get off the sugarplum tax this year." Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris "We must hang their stockings all up by the great kitchen chimney, and put sugarplums and picture books in!" Faith Gartney's Girlhood Why, I never knew you liked sugarplums so much. Daisy To-day, in that marvellous country, there cannot be found a paper of sugarplums or a basket of cakes. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know You won't win him with sugarplums now, any more than you will with money later on. The Spinners She had taught it him verse by verse with the patience of an angel, and she had encouraged him to learn it with many a sugarplum. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris It had two eggs in it, quite white, and each about as large as a small sugarplum. McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader It closes—and the book closes—with a sort of sugarplum paean, the sweets and spices being in the end gracefully spiritualised. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway Moffatt asked; adding "Happy to make your acquaintance, sir," as the boy, at Undine's bidding, held out a fist sticky with sugarplums. The Custom of the Country I was thinking of embracing you, my sugarplum. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan But the ladies are not to be done out of their rights this way, and they throw out very strong hints that if sugarplums are out of season, anything solid is very much in season. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris With these words came a great shower of sugarplums, upon a linen sheet spread out in front of the doors. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates Too many sugarplums are not good for him. Little Women They used—and they were mature women—to wait for the story as if it were a sugarplum and they, children; and to grieve openly if it were omitted. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell But, Billy," he protested just above his breath, "this isn't sugarplums nor frosting; it's plain suicide—standing out in this wind like this! Miss Billy's Decision Its approach is regarded with dark misgivings by many, for every gentleman is expected to make a call upon all the ladies of his acquaintance, and to leave them a box of sugarplums. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Billy's been following them up and doing little things for them ever since—sugarplums and frosting on their cake, she calls it; and they adore her, of course. Miss Billy — Married They haf no right to put poison in the sugarplum, and let the small ones eat it. Little Women What word do you use instead of sugarplums? The Elson Readers, Book 5 "But, after all, they're only sugarplums, you know, that I'm giving, dear," she declared to Bertram one day, when he had remonstrated with with her for so taxing her time and strength. Miss Billy's Decision He adored sweets and could have lived on pralines and gumdrops, sugarplums and chocolate. L'Assommoir Some boys tried to stop him; and then he got angry at them for pulling his tail, and threw handfuls of sugarplums at them. The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School Flora took the little ones under her care, and soon had their aprons filled with cakes and sugarplums. A Romance of the Republic Barberries are also used as a dry sweetmeat, and in sugarplums or comfits; are pickled with vinegar, and are used for various culinary purposes. The Book of Household Management "Oh, but the churches and charities don't frost cakes nor give sugarplums," smiled Billy. Miss Billy's Decision Thus, by the aid of flattery on one side, and sugarplums on the other, they persuaded me at last to accompany the priest to the White Nunnery, St. Paul's street, Quebec. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal So Nursey told her best tales; and when at last the child lay down under her lace curtains, her head was full of a curious jumble of Christmas elves, poor children, snow-storms, sugarplums, and surprises. The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School We went to this wedding that I told you of; 'twas a charming feast: a large palace finely illuminated; there were all the beauties, all the jewels, and all the sugarplums of Florence. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 But her lover consoled her and brought her a bright casket of gold in which lay some oval sugarplums which she partook. Ulysses He gulped once or twice apologetically, and then walked to the corner of his own accord, and rolled himself up like an immense sugarplum, sweating remorse and treacle at every pore. Tales of the Argonauts "Pathetic," "sublime," "splendid," "graceful," "brilliant wit," "exquisite humour," and other phrases equally flattering, fall in a shower as thick and as sweet as the sugarplums at a Roman carnival. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 The heart of all persons with a mania is like those boxes with compartments, in which sugarplums are kept in sorts: "suum cuique tribuere" is their motto; they measure to each duty its dose. The Lesser Bourgeoisie In that attitude—so dear to lovers!—Philippe would feed her with sugarplums. Adieu |
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