cloy

cloy
verb
  1. [with obj.][usu. as adj. cloying]disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
    （因过甜过浓或过于多愁善感）使（人）发腻
    a romantic, rather cloying story.
    一个浪漫的，相当腻人的故事。
    a curious bitter-sweetness that cloyed her senses.
    一种令她感官发腻的苦乐参半的古怪情愫。
    [no obj.]the first long sip gives a malty taste that never cloys.
    第一口长呷尝到麦芽味，一点都不腻口。
派生
cloyingly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: shortening of obsolete accloy 'stop up, choke', from Old French encloyer 'drive a nail into', from medieval Latin inclavare, from clavus 'a nail'
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