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sweeten

英 ['swiːt(ə)n] 美 ['switn]

解释

vt. 减轻；使变甜；使温和；使悦耳
vi. 变甜

※ 提供单词"sweeten"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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.

4. The pears will sweeten as they ripen.: 梨子熟了就会变甜.

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。