sweet

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #648 ★★★☆☆

n. 甜蜜, 糖果, 情人 a. 甜的, 芳香的, 悦耳的, 漂亮的, 和蔼的, 不咸的, 灵活的, 轻快的

发音

UK /swiːt/
US /swit/

词形变化

sweets 复数 sweets sweeted sweeting sweets 三单 sweeting 现在分词 sweeted 过去式 sweeted 过去分词 sweeter 比较级 sweeter sweetest sweetest 最高级 more sweet 比较级 most sweet 最高级

别名

sweete schweet shweet swate

教材释义与例句

名词

糖果;乐趣;芳香;宝贝

a small piece of sweet food made of sugar or chocolate

形容词

甜的;悦耳的;芳香的;亲切的

containing or having a taste like sugar

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

    糖果

    糖仔饼

    印度 英国 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A food eaten for dessert.

    英国 可数 不可数

    Can we see the sweet menu, please?

  4. 4.

    Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.

    可数 不可数

    "You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet..." "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.

    Good evening, my sweet.

  5. 5.

    That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  6. 6.

    Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

    可数 废旧 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To sweeten.

    古体 诗歌
adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Tasting of sugars.

    a sweet apple

  2. 2.

    Retaining a portion of sugar.

    烹饪

    Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

  3. 3.

    Not of a salty taste.

    sweet butter

  4. 4.

    Of a pleasant smell.

    a sweet scent

  5. 5.

    Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

    sweet milk

  6. 6.

    Of a pleasant sound.

    a sweet tune

    Smooth jazz music has sweet drum beats and cymbals!

  7. 7.

    Of a pleasing disposition.

    a sweet child

    It was sweet of her to send some roses for her unwell grandmother.

    You're so sweet!

  8. 8.

    Of a helpful disposition.

    It was sweet of him to help out.

  9. 9.

    Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

    化学 地质

    sweet gas

    sweet soil

    sweet crude oil

  10. 10.

    Very pleasing; agreeable.

    非正式

    The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

    14 November 2014, Steven Haliday, Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero GORDON Strachan enjoyed the sweetest of his 16 matches in charge of Scotland so far as his team enhanced their prospects of Euro 2016 qualification with a crucial and deserved victory over Republic of Ireland.

  11. 11.

    Doing well; in a good or happy position.

    澳大利亚 俚语
  12. 12.

    Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.

    非正式

    The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

  13. 13.

    Fresh; not salt or brackish.

    sweet water

  14. 14.

    Alkaline.

    英国 过时
  15. 15.

    Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

    a sweet face

    a sweet colour or complexion

    Sweet interchange / Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.

  16. 16.

    An intensifier.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a pleasant manner.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Used as a positive response to good news or information.

    They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!

词汇关系

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet From Middle English swete, from Old English swēte (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”). Cognate and synonymous with Scots sweit (“sweet”), North Frisian sweete (“sweet”), Saterland Frisian swäit (“sweet”), West Frisian swiet (“sweet”), Dutch zoet (“sweet”), German Low German sööt (“sweet”), German süß (“sweet”), Danish sød (“sweet”), Swedish söt (“sweet”), Norwegian søt (“sweet”), Icelandic sætur (“sweet”), Latin suāvis, Sanskrit स्वादु (svādú), Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús). Doublet of suave.

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