sweet

英 [swiːt] 美[swit]
  • adj. 甜的;悦耳的;芳香的;亲切的
  • n. 糖果;乐趣;芳香;宝贝
  • (俚)酷毙了
  • n. (Sweet)人名;(英)斯威特

CET4TEM4考研CET6中频词基本词汇

词态变化


复数: sweets;比较级: sweeter;最高级: sweetest;

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甜 sweet 食味特,食味甜

中文词源


sweet 甜的,含糖的,甜蜜的,芬芳的

来自古英语 swete,甜的,愉悦的,来自 Proto-Germanic*swotja,甜的,来自 PIE*swad,甜的, 词源同 suasion,persuade.引申诸相关词义。

英英释意


1. a dish served as the last course of a meal
2. a food rich in sugar
3. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
4. the property of containing sugar

英文词源


sweet
sweet: [OE] Sweet is part of an ancient family of ‘sweet’-words that goes back to the Indo- European base *swād-. From this evolved Greek hēdús ‘sweet’ (and also hēdoné ‘pleasure’, source of English hedonism [19]), Latin suāvis ‘sweet, pleasant’ (source of English suave) and suādēre ‘advise’ (source of English dissuade and persuade), and Sanskrit svādús ‘pleasanttasting’.

Its Germanic descendant was *swōtja-, which evolved into German süss, Dutch zoot, Swedish söt, Danish sød, and English sweet. The use of the noun sweet for a ‘piece of confectionery’ (presumably short for sweetmeat [15]) dates from the mid-19th century.

=> dissuade, hedonism, persuade, suave
sweet (adj.)
Old English swete "pleasing to the senses, mind or feelings; having a pleasant disposition," from Proto-Germanic *swotja- (cognates: Old Saxon swoti, Old Frisian swet, Swedish söt, Danish sød, Middle Dutch soete, Dutch zoet, Old High German swuozi, German süß), from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (Sanskrit svadus "sweet;" Greek hedys "sweet, pleasant, agreeable," hedone "pleasure;" Latin suavis "pleasant" (not especially of taste), suadere "to advise," properly "to make something pleasant to"). Words for "sweet" in Indo-European languages typically are used for other sense as well and in general for "pleasing."
Then come kiss me, sweet-and-twenty!
Youth's a stuff will not endure.
["Twelfth Night"]
Also "being in a sound or wholesome state" (mid-13c.), and, of water, "fresh, not salt" (late Old English). As an intensifier from 1958. Sweet in bed (c. 1300) was the equivalent of modern "good in bed." To be sweet on someone is first recorded 1690s. Sweet sixteen first recorded 1767. Sweet dreams as a parting to one going to sleep is attested from 1897, short for sweet dreams to you, etc. Sweet-and-sour in cookery is from 1723 and not originally of oriental food. Sweet nothings "sentimental trivialities" is from 1900. Sweet spot is from 1976, first in reference to tennis rackets. Sweet corn is from 1640s.
sweet (n.)
c. 1300, "something sweet to the taste," also "beloved one," from sweet (adj.); the specific meaning "candy drop" is 1851 (earlier sweetie, 1721). Meaning "one who is dear to another" is from 14c. Old English swete (n.) meant "sweetness."

考试真题


Then in the late 1500s,food scientists in the Netherlands cultivated large, straight, sweet, red carrots like the ones we eat today.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

By 1814, people crowded outside the bakery,straining for a glimpse of the latest sweet food created by the young chef who worked inside.

2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Perception of sweet and salty foods dropped by almost individuals percent in a simulation of air travel.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

At the time, coca leaf extract mixed with wine was a common tonic (滋补品), and Pemberton's sweet brew was a way to get around local laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol.

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"This is the sweet spot between sharing and getting credit for it, while discouraging, " says Ivo Grigorov, a project coordinator at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources Research Secretariat in Charlottenlund, Denmark.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids' teeth, instead of destroying them.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you're standing at the ocean's edge.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

I saw a dark future for my once sweet daughter.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 完形填空 A 原文

If we complained about not having what another kid did, we'd hear something like, "I don't care what so–and–so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room/a car for your birthday/a lavish sweet-16 party."

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Into the complete silence of the waiting class came the teacher's sweet voice, "Good morning, children."

2015年高考英语湖北卷 句子填空 原文

It is sweeter than other candies.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

Let's not pick these peaches until this weekend so that they get sweet enough to be eaten.

2018年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

Teresa posted a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website accompanied by the touching words: "what a blessing this young man was to our family! he was so sweet and kind to do this.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

These colourful and sweet jewels form British Columbia's fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Two years ago, while cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer.

2016年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

When a dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white one, customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

” said one recorder of events, “The air at twelve leagues’ distance smelt as sweet as a new-blown garden.

出自-2015年考研翻译原文

词组搭配


keep someone sweet

(informal)keep someone well disposed towards oneself, especially by favours or bribery

(非正式)(尤指以献殷勤或贿赂的方式)讨好某人;巴结某人

she's sweet

(Austral.)(informal)all is well

(澳,非正式)一切都好

sweet dreams

used to express good wishes to a person going to bed

做个美梦

sweet sixteen

used to refer to the age of sixteen as characterized by prettiness and innocence in a girl

16岁的花季(表示16岁女孩子的漂亮和天真)

sweet on【非正式用语】

Enamored of; in love with.

喜欢…;爱上…

实用场景例句


a cup of hot sweet tea
一杯加糖热茶

牛津词典

sweet food
甜食

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I had a craving for something sweet.
我馋甜的东西。

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This wine is too sweet for me.
这种葡萄酒对我来说太甜了。

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a sweet-smelling rose
芬芳的玫瑰

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The air was sweet with incense.
空气中弥漫着燃香的香气。

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a sweet voice
甜润的嗓音

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the sweet air of a mountain village
山村的清新空气

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Goodnight. Sweet dreams .
晚安。祝你做个甜蜜的梦。

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I can't tell you how sweet this victory is.
取得这场胜利,别提多么痛快了。

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His sister's a sweet young thing.
他妹妹是个讨人喜欢的小家伙。

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You look sweet in this photograph.
你这张照片照得很可爱。

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We stayed in a sweet little hotel on the seafront.
我们住在海滨一座小巧玲珑的旅馆里。

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...a mug of sweet tea...
一大杯甜茶

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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 was a mousse flavoured with whisky.
甜点是威士忌口味的慕斯。

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...the sweet smell of her shampoo...
她的洗发水的芳香

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She'd baked some bread which made the air smell sweet.
她刚烤制了一些面包,空气里都弥漫着一股香味。

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I gulped a breath of sweet air.
我吸了一大口清新的空气。

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...a stream of sweet water.
一股纯净的水

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Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's.
她的声音如少女般柔美悦耳。

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...the sweet sounds of Mozart.
莫扎特音乐优美的旋律

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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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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!

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...a sweet little baby girl...
漂亮的小女孩

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The house was really sweet.
这房子太漂亮了。

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I am so proud of you, my sweet!
我真为你骄傲,亲爱的!

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Where's the money to keep us sweet?
用来讨好我们的钱在哪呢?

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