sweetening
present participle ofsweeten
| 单词 | sweetening |
| 释义 | sweetening present participle ofsweeten sweeten verb[T] uk/ˈswiː.tən/us/ˈswiː.tən/sweetenverb[T](TASTE)to make somethingtastesweet: Theapplemixturecan be sweetenedwithhoney. Compare unsweetened Preparing food
sweetenverb[T](MORE PLEASANT)to make something moreattractive: Thephonecompanythrewin two month'sworthoffreecallsto sweeten thedeal. to make apersonor amoodhappierorfriendlier: Ithinkyou shouldtryto sweeten himupbefore youaskhim for theloan. Making things better
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Causing pleasure Examplesofsweeteningsweetening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the era of industrialisation it supplied an opiate for the masses, whilesweeteningthe excitants that helped to keep workers going. From theCambridge English Corpus There is evident extravagance and profligacy about subsidising andsweeteningprivate pension companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought when we made that declaration we were sosweeteningthe atmosphere that we should have had a settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Take, for example, the case of dulcin, asweeteningagent used for about 50 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This would go a very great way indeed towardssweeteningthe political climate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He told us about the peoplesweeteningtheir lives with 80,000 cwt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was also the rather narrower, less academic concept ofsweeteningthe inevitable increase in war-time taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware that certain substances derived from coal-tar products may be used forsweeteningpurposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Specifications are also included for full and half strengthsweeteningtablets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, it provides for the opportunity for the rise of company unions; and thirdly, instead ofsweeteningit will sour relationships in the industrial field. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thesweeteningmatter varies according to the sugar extracted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is used largely for low calorie soft drinks andsweeteningtablets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not aware that there is any scientific evidence that the taking of these tablets forsweeteningpurposes is injurious to health. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some trades can use saccharine and other substances forsweeteningpurposes more than brewers, but each case has to be considered on its merit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, the consumer is already paying far more than he should as a result of thesweeteningexercise that has taken place since last year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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