词汇 | sugar loaf |
词源 | Sugar Loaf. The name of various hills and mountains in the U. S. The term derives from the cone-shaped loaves of sugar people used in olden times. A ski resort in Maine also shares the name, as does a mountain in Rio de Janeiro. Sugar Hill is a wealthy black neighborhood in New York City’s Harlem. |
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