liquorice(US licorice), / ˈlɪkərɪs; `lɪkərɪs/ n1 [U](a) black substance used in medicine and as a sweet （用於制药或糖果的）甘草.(b) sweet made with this 甘草糖.2 [U] plant from whose root this is obtained 欧甘草.
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