| 释义 |
sweat /swet/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 汗，汗水
be dripping with sweat 汗水直淌
His entire body poured with sweat. 他全身汗淋淋的。
2. 出汗；(药物等导致的)发汗；一身汗
The athlete hadn't run enough to work up a sweat. 运动员还没有跑出汗。
night sweats 夜间盗汗
A good sweat will cure a cold. 发一身汗可以治好感冒。
3. 〈口〉焦急，不安，神经紧张
4. (凝结在物体表面的)水汽，水珠
the sweat on the cold pitcher 冷水罐上的水汽
5. (制革等过程中的)发汗
6. (赛马或小学生的)练习跑
7. 〈口〉使人流汗的事；艰苦的劳动，苦活
Digging ditches is a real sweat! 挖沟真是桩苦差事!
Machines have increasingly replaced human sweat. 机器越来越多地取代了人工劳动。
8. [sweats] 〈美口〉= sweatsuit
9. [sweats] 〈美口〉= sweatpants
10. 〈废〉= sweating sickness
II (sweat·ed 或〈美〉sweat 或〈废〉〈方〉swat /swɒt/)
❶ vi.
1. 出汗，流汗；发汗
sweat heavily 大汗淋淋
2. 表面渗出水分；表面凝有水汽
Cheese sweats in ripening. 乳酪成熟时表面上有水。
The glass is sweating. 玻璃杯上正结水珠。
3. (割下的干草等)蒸发水分；(烟叶等)发酵；(制革过程中生皮)发汗脱毛
4. (液体)渗出
5. 〈口〉干得汗流浃背，拼命干；干苦活
sweat like a bullock 牛马似地干活
sweat for high pay 为多挣钱拼命干
sweat over the stove in the kitchen 在厨下炉灶前忙着
sweat away at one's work 埋头工作
Now machines do most of the sweating. 现在，大部分繁重的工作都由机器来做了。
6. 惊恐；后悔
7. 〈口〉生气；恼火
sweat over a delay 因为耽误时间而恼火
8. 〈口〉受到惩罚；吃苦头，难受
You'll sweat for this! 你将为此吃苦头!
❷ vt.
1. 使出汗，使流汗；使发汗
The doctor sweated his patient. 医生设法使病人发汗。
2. 出汗弄湿
sweat one's collar 出汗弄湿衣领
3. 分泌(汗水、血液、树胶等)；渗出(水分)；表面凝结(水珠)，附上(水汽)
The maple sweats sap. 槭树分泌液汁。
The flowers sweat dew. 花朵上会结水珠。
4. 使渗出(或失去)水分；使(烟叶)发酵；(制革过程中)使(生皮)发汗脱毛
5. 使汗流浃背，使拼命干；使干苦活
6. 费力地操作(或搬动)
sweat guns up the hill 吃力地把炮运上山
7. 【冶】熔化(焊料)；熔焊(金属件)；热析(合金)中的低熔点成分
sweat a pipe joint 熔焊管子接头
sweat bismuth ore 热析铋矿石
8. 焖
9. 〈口〉为…担心；为…着急
They told me not to sweat a thing since they were on my side. 他们叫我什么都不用担心，因为他们站在我这一边。
10. (为盗取金银粉末)擦损(金币等)
11. 〈口〉强取，逼取；从…身上榨取，剥削
Fabulous profits were sweated out of workers by their employers. 雇主从工人身上榨取惊人的利润。
sweat information out of a captive 逼俘虏提供情报
12. 〈美口〉拷问，逼问
13. 〈俚〉千方百计地设法得到
[<OE swǣtan < swāt; 与 OHG sweiz, L sudor 有关] phr. all of a sweat 〈口〉1. 一身大汗 2. 十分焦急 (或担心、害怕) break (a) sweat 〈口〉费很大的劲 by(或 in) the sweat of one's brow (或 face) 靠自己辛苦劳动 Don't sweat it. 〈美俚〉别担心。 in a (cold) sweat (因害怕、焦急、生病等)一身 (冷)汗 We were all in a sweat over the test. 我们都为测验急得一身汗。He awoke trembling and in a cold sweat. 他一觉醒来浑身哆嗦，遍体冷汗。no sweat 〈美口〉1. 一点也不困难，毫不费力 For those who know the trick it's no sweat. 对懂得诀窍的人来说，这一点也不难。2. 不用担心 A: Is it safe to go out at night here? B: Oh, no sweat. 甲:这里夜间出去安全吗? 乙：哦，没关系。sweat away = sweat off
sweat blood见blood
sweat buckets 〈口〉大汗淋漓
The runners sweat buckets after the race. 选手们在赛后都是汗流浃背。
sweat bullets 〈美口〉极度紧张(或不安)
sweat it 〈口〉为此担心；为此恼火
A: What if they ask for my ID? B: Don't sweat it. They know me.甲：要是他们要求我出示身份证怎么办? 乙：别担心。他们认识我。
sweat it out 〈口〉
1. 艰苦地锻炼身体
He's sweating it out in the gymnasium. 他正在健身房里艰苦锻炼。
2. 忍受(或焦急地等待)到最后；一时忍受
The men in the lifeboat just had to sweat it out until help came. 在救援到来之前，救生艇里的水手们只好焦急地等待着。
We can do nothing now. We must let him sweat it out for a bit. 目前我们没有办法，只好让他暂时忍受一会儿。
sweat off 通过排汗减轻(体重)
sweat off five pounds 减轻5磅体重
sweat off one's fat on the tennis court 在网球场上挥汗减肥
sweat one's guts out 见 gut
sweat out 1. 通过排汗治好(或减轻) (感冒等)
sweat out a cold 出汗治伤风
2. 〈口〉忍受(或等待)着度过
sweat out one's exile 忍受流放生活
sweat out a ten-year jail sentence 熬过10年徒刑
3. 〈美口〉焦急地期待
Jim was sweating out the results of the exams. 吉姆在焦急地等待考试成绩的发布。
4. 〈俚〉吃力地把(问题、处境等)对付过去；吃力地完成(或获得)；艰苦地争取
sweat out a difficult exam 勉强把艰难的考试应付过去
He sweated out his composition in two hours. 他花了两小时才把作文写好。
The director sweated out a camera angle with the cinematographer. 导演和电影摄影师好不容易才对好拍摄角度。
sweat out a master's degree 刻苦攻下硕士学位
5. 〈美俚〉强忍着喝下
sweat out a lot of booze 强忍着喝下很多酒 |