sweet /swiːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( sweeter, sweets, sweetest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Sweet food and drink contains a lot of sugar. 甜的

  例：

  ...a mug of sweet tea.

  …一杯甜茶。

  例：

  If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of red wine vinegar.

  如果酱太甜，就加少许红酒醋。

• 2. 

  sweetness N-UNCOUNT 甜味

  例：

  Florida oranges have a natural sweetness.

  佛罗里达柑桔有一种天然的甜味。

• 3. 

  ADJ A sweet smell is a pleasant one, for example the smell of a flower. 芳香的

  例：

  ...the sweet smell of her shampoo.

  …她的洗发水芳香的味道。

• 4. 

  ADJ A sweet sound is pleasant, smooth, and gentle. 悦耳的

  例：

  Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's.

  她的声音和小女孩的一样温柔悦耳。

• 5. 

  sweetly ADV 悦耳地

  例：

  He sang much more sweetly than he has before.

  他唱歌比以前悦耳多了。

• 6. 

  ADJ If you describe something as sweet, you mean that it gives you great pleasure and satisfaction. 令人痛快的 [书面]

  例：

  There are few things quite as sweet as revenge.

  几乎没有什么事情像复仇一样让人痛快。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as sweet, you mean that they are pleasant, kind, and gentle toward other people. 温柔的

  例：

  He was a sweet man but when he drank he tended to quarrel.

  他是个温柔的男人，但一喝酒他就爱吵架。

• 8. 

  sweetly ADV 温柔地

  例：

  I just smiled sweetly and said no.

  我只是温和地笑了笑，说了声“不”。

• 9. 

  ADJ If you describe a small person or thing as sweet, you mean that they are attractive in a simple or unsophisticated way. (小孩或小东西) 可爱的 [非正式]

  例：

  ...a sweet little baby girl.

  …一个可爱的小女婴。

• 10. 

  N-PLURAL Sweets are foods that have a lot of sugar. 甜食 [美国英语]

  例：

  To maintain her weight, she simply chooses fruits and vegetables over fats and sweets.

  为了保持自己的体重，她选择只吃水果和蔬菜而不吃肥肉和甜食。

• 11. 

  N-COUNT Sweets are small sweet things such as chocolates and mints. 糖果 [英国英语]

• 12. 

  N-VAR A sweet is the same as a . 餐后甜点 [英国英语]

• 13. 

  → see also sweetness

• 14. 

  a sweet tooth →see tooth