sweet

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

...a mug of sweet tea. …一杯甜茶。

If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of red wine vinegar. 如果醬太甜，就加少許紅酒醋。

2. sweetnessN-UNCOUNT 甜味

Florida oranges have a natural sweetness. 佛羅里達(dá)柑桔有一種天然的甜味。

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

...the sweet smell of her shampoo. …她的洗發(fā)水芳香的味道。

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

Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's. 她的聲音和小女孩的一樣溫柔悅耳。

5. sweetlyADV 悅耳地

He sang much more sweetly than he has before. 他唱歌比以前悅耳多了。

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

There are few things quite as sweet as revenge. 幾乎沒(méi)有什么事情像復(fù)仇一樣讓人痛快。

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

He was a sweet man but when he drank he tended to quarrel. 他是個(gè)溫柔的男人，但一喝酒他就愛(ài)吵架。

8. sweetlyADV 溫柔地

I just smiled sweetly and said no. 我只是溫和地笑了笑，說(shuō)了聲“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. (小孩或小東西) 可愛(ài)的[非正式]

...a sweet little baby girl. …一個(gè)可愛(ài)的小女嬰。

10. N-PLURAL Sweets are foods that have a lot of sugar. 甜食[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

To maintain her weight, she simply chooses fruits and vegetables over fats and sweets. 為了保持自己的體重，她選擇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[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

12. N-VAR A sweet is the same as a . 餐后甜點(diǎn)[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

13. →see also sweetness

14. a sweet tooth→see tooth