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containing, or tasting as if it contains, a lot of sugar 含糖的；甜的 a cup of hot sweet tea 一杯加糖热茶 sweet food 甜食 I had a craving for something sweet. 我馋甜的东西。 roast duck with a sweet and sour sauce 糖醋酱烤鸭 sweet sherry 甜雪利酒 This wine is too sweet for me. 这种葡萄酒对我来说太甜了。 I found the dessert a bit sweet for my taste. 我觉得这种甜点对我来说有点儿太甜了。
Homophones suite | sweetsuite sweetsee also semi-sweetTopics Cooking and eatinga2- suite noun
She booked a hotel suite overlooking Central Park. 她订了一套俯瞰中央公园的旅馆套房。
- sweet adjective
Add some honey to make it sweet. 加点蜂蜜，让它变甜。
- sweet noun
Suck this sweet—it might soothe your throat. 吸这种糖——它可能会舒缓你的喉咙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- smell
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having a pleasant smell 香的；芳香的；芬芳的 Extra ExamplesThe air smelled sweet and clean. 空气清新宜人。 an overpowering, sickly sweet smell 香得令人恶心的浓烈气味
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- smell
- taste
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- extremely
- fairly
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having a pleasant sound 悦耳的；好听的 a sweet voice 甜润的嗓音
pleasant and not containing any harmful substances 纯净的；清新的；新鲜的 the sweet air of a mountain village 山村的清新空气
making you feel happy and/or satisfied 令人愉快的；惬意的；舒畅的 Goodnight. Sweet dreams. 晚安。祝你做个甜蜜的梦。 I can't tell you how sweet this victory is. 取得这场胜利，别提多么痛快了。 He played a sweet shot onto the final green (= in golf). 他在最后的果岭上打出了一记漂亮的球。 an act of sweet revenge 甜蜜的报复行为
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- terribly
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- dear sweet…
- short and sweet
- sweet and innocent
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(especially of children or small things 尤指儿童或小物品 attractive 惹人喜爱的；可爱的 His sister's a sweet young thing. 他妹妹是个讨人喜欢的小家伙。 You look sweet in this photograph. 你这张照片照得很可爱。 We stayed in a sweet little hotel on the seafront. 我们住在海滨一家小巧玲珑的旅馆里。
Extra Examplesa rather sweet little cottage 十分可爱的小木屋 What a sweet little dog! 多可爱的小狗啊！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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having or showing a kind character 善良的；好心的；和蔼的；温柔的 She gave him her sweetest smile. 她向他投以极温柔的一笑。 He's one of the sweetest people I know. 他是我认识的最可爱的人之一。 - it is sweet of somebody to do something
It was sweet of them to offer to help. 他们主动帮忙，真是好心人。 He’s not what you’d call sweet-tempered! 他不是你所说的温和的人！
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1a sickeningly sweet smile 甜得发腻的微笑 She was really sweet to me. 她对我真好。 She looked so sweet and innocent. 她看上去这么清纯可爱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- awfully
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- to
- dear sweet…
- short and sweet
- sweet and innocent
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- Sweet!(especially North American English, informal)
used to show that you approve of something （表示赞许）好啊，太棒了 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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food/drink食物；饮料
smell气味
sound声音
pure纯净
satisfying令人满意
attractive惹人喜爱
kind善良
good好
Word OriginOld English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus.
Idioms
be sweet on somebody
- (old-fashioned, informal)
to like somebody very much in a romantic way 热恋某人
have a sweet tooth
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to like food that contains a lot of sugar 爱吃甜食
home sweet home
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used to say how pleasant your home is (especially when you really mean that it is not pleasant at all) 可爱的家；家总是家（有时有反讽意思，指并不愉快）
in your own sweet time/way
keep somebody sweet
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to say or do pleasant things in order to keep somebody in a good mood so that they will agree to do something for you 讨好某人；哄着某人 You’d better keep her sweet if you want her to lend you the money. 如果你想让她借钱给你，你最好对她好一点。
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
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what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called 玫瑰不叫玫瑰，依然芳香如故；名称并不是重要的东西
she’s sweet
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)
everything is all right 一切都好
short and sweet
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pleasant but not lasting a long time 短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
sweet FA | sweet Fanny Adams
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nothing at all. People say ‘sweet FA’ to avoid saying ‘fuck all’. 一点都没有，什么都没有（委婉说法，与 fuck all 同义）
sweet nothings
romantic words 情话 to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear 向某人低诉喁喁情话
the sweet smell of success
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the pleasant feeling of being successful 成功的喜悦；成功的美妙滋味