sweet

sweet
adjective

having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter
甜的
a cup of hot sweet tea.
一杯热甜茶。
a sweet taste of success.
成功的甜蜜。
■(of air, water, or food) fresh, pure, and untainted
空气清新的；水纯净的；食物新鲜的
lungfuls of the clean, sweet air.
几口清新的空气。
■[often in combination]smelling pleasant like flowers or perfume; fragrant
芳香的
sweet-smelling flowers.
芳香的花朵。
pleasing in general; delightful
快乐的；愉快的
it was the sweet life he had always craved.
他一直渴求的就是愉快的生活。
■highly satisfying or gratifying
非常令人满意的
some sweet, short-lived revenge.
某个非常令人满意的短期报复。
■[often as exclamation](informal)used in expressions of assent or approval
(非正式)［表示同意，赞成］好的
‘Yeah, I'd like to come to the party.’ ‘Sweet, mate.’.
“是的，我会去聚会的。”“好的，老兄。”。
■working, moving, or done smoothly or easily
容易操纵的；运转平稳的
the sweet handling of this motorcycle.
平稳地操纵这辆摩托车。
■(of sound) melodious or harmonious
（声音）悦耳的；和谐的
the sweet notes of the flute.
长笛悦耳的音调。
■(chiefly US)denoting music, especially jazz, played at a steady tempo without improvisation
(主美)（音乐，尤指爵士乐）甜派风格的（音乐速度平稳没有即兴演奏的）
(of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful
（人，行为）惹人喜爱的；和蔼的；体贴的
a very sweet nurse came along.
一位非常和蔼可亲的护士走了过来。
■(especially of a person or animal) charming and endearing
（尤指人或动物）可爱的；迷人的；讨人喜欢的
a sweet little cat.
可爱的小猫咪。
■[predic.](sweet on)(informal, dated)infatuated or in love with
(非正式，旧)迷恋；爱
she seemed quite sweet on him.
她看上去非常喜欢他。
■dear; beloved
亲爱的
my sweet love.
我亲爱的爱人。
■(archaic)used as a respectful form of address
(古)尊敬的（用作称呼）
go to thy rest, sweet sir.
请您去休息吧，尊敬的先生。
used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations
丝毫的，一丁点儿的（用在短语和感叹句中表示强调）
‘What had happened?’ ‘Sweet nothing.’.
“发生了什么事情？”“什么都没有。”。
■(one's own sweet—)used to emphasize the unpredictable individuality of someone's actions
随心所欲的（用于强调行为的不可预测和随个人意愿）
I'd rather carry on in my own sweet way.
我宁愿完全按我自己的方式进行下去。

noun

(Brit.)a small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar
(英)糖果
a bag of sweets.
一袋糖果。
(Brit.)a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert
(英)甜食；布丁；饭后甜点
used as an affectionate form of address to a person one is very fond of
宝贝，亲爱的（用作爱称）
hello, my sweet.
你好，我的宝贝儿。
(the sweet)(archaic or poetic/literary)the sweet part or element of something
(古或诗/文)幸福
you have had the bitter, now comes the sweet.
你苦尽甘来。
■(sweets)the pleasures or delights found in something
快乐；乐趣
the sweets of office.
办公室里的乐趣。

常用词组
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）

派生
sweetish
adjective
sweetly
adverb
语源

Old English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus

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