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| 1 | I to produce liquid on the surface of your skin when you are hot , nervous , or ill （因热、紧张、生病而）出汗，冒汗，流汗 |
| She could feel the palms of her hands sweating. 她可以感觉到自己的手掌心在冒汗。 |
| sweat profusely (=sweat a lot) The actors sweated profusely under the spotlights. 流很多汗；出大汗 |
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| 2 | I informal to feel very nervous or worried 焦虑；担心 |
| Don’ t tell him straight away – let him sweat for a while. 不要马上告诉他，让他着急一阵子。 |
| | 2a | T to worry too much about something in particular 过分担心（某事） | | There’ s no need to sweat all the details. 没有必要为所有的细枝末节而过于担心。 | |
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| 3 | I informal to work hard 努力工作 |
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| 4 | I/T BRITISH to cook meat or vegetables slowly in their own juices 用文火炖（肉或蔬菜） |
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| - | don’ t sweat it AMERICAN spoken
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| used for telling someone not to worry about something |
| 别担心 |
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| - | sweatblood informal
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| to work very hard to achieve something |
| 拼命工作 |
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| - | sweat it out
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| 1 | to wait for something that you are nervous or worried about to end 紧张（或焦急）地等待事情结束 | You can’ t change the situation – you’ ll just have to sweat it out. 你无法改变这种情况，只有紧张地等待着。 | |
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| 2 | to cure an illness by keeping your body warm so that you sweat 用发汗的办法医治（疾病） |
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| - | sweat like a pig very informal
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| to sweat a lot |
| 流很多汗；出大汗 |
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| - | ˌsweat ˈoff |
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| 1 | to get rid of body weight by making yourself sweat 通过排汗减轻（体重） |
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| 2 | to get rid of an illness by sweating a lot 通过出大汗医治（疾病） |
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