1 ADJ-GRADED 甜的;味甘的 Sweet food and drink contains a lot of sugar. 甜的;味甘的
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...a mug of sweet tea.
一大杯甜茶
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If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of red wine vinegar.
如果酱汁太甜的话,可以加少许红酒醋。
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...the sweet taste of wild strawberries.
野草莓的甘甜
SYN sugary, sweetened, cloying, honeyed [poetic]
2 N-COUNT 糖果 Sweets are small sweet things such as toffees, chocolates, and mints. 糖果 [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 candy
3 N-VAR (尤指在餐厅吃饭时饭后的)甜食,甜点 A sweet is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal, especially in a restaurant. (尤指在餐厅吃饭时饭后的)甜食,甜点 [British]
SYN dessert, pudding, afters [British , informal] , last course
in AM, use 美国英语用 dessert
4 ADJ-GRADED 芬芳的;芳香的 A sweet smell is a pleasant one, for example the smell of a flower. 芬芳的;芳香的
5 ADJ-GRADED (空气等)新鲜的,清新的;(水)纯净的,清澈的 If you describe something such as air or water as sweet, you mean that it smells or tastes pleasantly fresh and clean. (空气等)新鲜的,清新的;(水)纯净的,清澈的
SYN fresh, clean, pure, wholesome
6 ADJ-GRADED (声音)轻柔的,甜美的,悦耳的 A sweet sound is pleasant, smooth, and gentle. (声音)轻柔的,甜美的,悦耳的
SYN melodious, musical, harmonious, soft
7 ADJ-GRADED 使人满意的;快意的 If you describe something as sweet, you mean that it gives you great pleasure and satisfaction. 使人满意的;快意的 [written]
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There are few things quite as sweet as revenge.
几乎没有比复仇更爽的事情了。
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...the sweet taste of illicit love.
婚外情带来的快感
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His success was all the sweeter for being at the expense of Europe's most admired team.
他击败的是欧洲最受人崇拜的球队,这让他更有成就感。
SYN satisfying, pleasant
8 ADJ-GRADED 温和的;善良的;温柔的;可亲的 If you describe someone as sweet, you mean that they are pleasant, kind, and gentle towards other people. 温和的;善良的;温柔的;可亲的
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He was a sweet man but when he drank he tended to quarrel.
他平时是一个温和的人,但喝了酒后往往就会又吵又闹。
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How sweet of you to think of me!
你能想着我真是太好了!
SYN charming, kind, gentle, tender
9 ADJ-GRADED (小孩,小东西)迷人的,漂亮的,可爱的 If you describe a small person or thing as sweet, you mean that they are attractive in a simple or unsophisticated way. (小孩,小东西)迷人的,漂亮的,可爱的 [informal]
SYN delightful, appealing, cute, taking
10 N-VOC 亲爱的,宝贝儿(用作爱称) You can address someone as sweet or my sweet if you are very fond of them. 亲爱的,宝贝儿(用作爱称) [old-fashioned]
11 See also: sweetly sweetness
12 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 讨好;哄;巴结 If you keep someone sweet, you do something to please them in order to prevent them from becoming annoyed or dissatisfied. 讨好;哄;巴结 [informal]
13 a sweet tooth→see: tooth
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