sweeten
英['swiːt(ə)n]
美['switn]
- vt. 减轻；使变甜；使温和；使悦耳
- vi. 变甜
词态变化
第三人称单数: sweetens;过去式: sweetened;过去分词: sweetened;现在分词: sweetening;
中文词源
sweeten 使变甜，增甜sweet,甜的，-en,使。
英文词源
- sweeten (v.)
- 1550s (intransitive), from sweet (adj.) + verbal ending -en (1). Transitive sense ("become sweet") is from 1620s. The Middle English form of the verb was simply sweet, from Old English swetan. Related: Sweetened; sweetening.
双语例句
- 1. Sweeten dishes sparingly with honey, or con-centrated apple or pear juice.
- 加一点蜂蜜或浓缩苹果汁或梨汁，让菜带点甜味。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Australians fry their bananas and sweeten them with honey.
- 澳大利亚人把香蕉炸了，然后再淋上蜂蜜吃。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. If you sweeten him up he'll do the work for you.
- 你要是哄哄他,他就会帮你干活.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The pears will sweeten as they ripen.
- 梨子熟了就会变甜.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. She had been careful to sweeten the deal with a rather generous cash payment.
- 她一直甚为审慎，想要通过支付大量现金促成这笔交易。
来自柯林斯例句