- [uncountable]
drops of liquid that appear on the surface of your skin when you are hot, ill or afraid synonym perspiration汗 beads of sweat 汗珠 She wiped the sweat from her face. 她擦去脸上的汗水。 By the end of the match, the sweat was pouring off him. 到比赛结束时,他已经大汗淋漓了。 Their bodies were soaked in sweat. 他们的身体被汗水浸湿了。
Extra ExamplesHe mopped the sweat from his brow. 他抹去了额头上的汗水。 He was dripping with sweat. 他挥汗如雨。 His hands trembled and sweat broke out all over his body. 他双手颤抖,全身直冒汗。 My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back. 衬衫贴在我汗津津的背上。 Sweat beaded her face. 汗珠从她脸上流下来。 Sweat glistened on her forehead. 她额头上的汗珠晶莹发亮。 Sweat was running down his back. 汗水顺着他的背往下淌。 The room smelled of stale sweat. 房间里有一股臭汗味。 The workmen were bathed in sweat. 工人们汗流浃背。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- clammy
- …
- bead
- drop
- trickle
- …
- break into
- break out in
- break out into
- …
- appear
- break out
- glisten
- …
- gland
- in a sweat
- break sweat
- break a sweat
- [usually singular]
the state of being covered with sweat 出汗;流汗;一身汗 I woke up in a sweat. 我醒来时浑身是汗。 She completed the routine without even working up a sweat. 她完成了一套常规动作,连一滴汗都没出。 He breaks out in a sweat just at the thought of flying. 他一想到飞行,就浑身冒汗。 He started having night sweats. 他开始夜间盗汗。
Extra ExamplesShe broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the spider. 看到蜘蛛她冒出了一身冷汗。 We worked up a good sweat carrying the boxes outside. 我们把箱子搬到外面,累出了一身大汗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- clammy
- …
- bead
- drop
- trickle
- …
- break into
- break out in
- break out into
- …
- appear
- break out
- glisten
- …
- gland
- in a sweat
- break sweat
- break a sweat
- [uncountable]
hard work or effort (informal) 繁重的工作;艰苦的劳动;累活儿;艰苦努力 - sweats[plural] (informal, especially North American English)
a sweatsuit or sweatpants 运动服;运动裤
liquid on skin汗水
hard work繁重的工作
clothes衣服
Word OriginOld English swāt (noun), swǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweet and German Schweiss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sudor.
Idioms
be/get in a sweat (about something)
to be/become anxious or frightened about something (为某事)担心,焦虑,害怕
blood, sweat and tears
very hard work; a lot of effort 血汗;艰苦奋斗 The only way to succeed is through old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears. 成功的唯一途径还是老办法:艰苦奋斗。
break sweat (British English)
(North American English break a sweat)
no sweat