sweeten
verb /ˈswiːtn/
/ˈswiːtn/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they sweeten | /ˈswiːtn/ /ˈswiːtn/ |
| he / she / it sweetens | /ˈswiːtnz/ /ˈswiːtnz/ |
| past simple sweetened | /ˈswiːtnd/ /ˈswiːtnd/ |
| past participle sweetened | /ˈswiːtnd/ /ˈswiːtnd/ |
| -ing form sweetening | /ˈswiːtnɪŋ/ /ˈswiːtnɪŋ/ |
- sweeten something to make food or drinks taste sweeter by adding sugar, etc.
使变甜；加糖于 - sweeten somebody (up) (informal) to try to make somebody more willing to help you, agree to something, etc. by giving them money, praising them, etc.
讨好；拉拢；哄；收买；恭维 - sweeten something to make something more pleasant or acceptable
使令人愉快；使更合心意；改善；缓和 - The fall in inflation did little to sweeten news of massive job losses.
通货膨胀率的下降并没有给大量失业的消息增加多少甜头。
- The fall in inflation did little to sweeten news of massive job losses.
Idioms
sugar/sweeten the pill
- to do something that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant
药里加糖；缓和情况；缓解苦感