sweeten

sweetensweetenD.J.:[ˈswi:tn]K.K.:[ˈswitn]vt. & vi.1.■使甜, 变甜vt.1.■送礼以说服

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sweeten['swi:tən]vt.1.■(加糖)使变甜，加甜味于，给…加糖：Do you like to sweeten your coffee?你的咖啡加糖吗?2.■使甜蜜，使舒适；使轻松愉快；使解脱：to sweeten someone sitting with a cushion用靠垫使坐得舒服3.■使温和，使温柔；使和蔼：He was sweetened by her persuasion.在她的劝说下他变得心平气和了。4.■使悦耳，使动听；使悦目，使(光线、色彩)柔和：He can sweeten the ordinary things.他能把极平常之事说得十分动听。to sweeten the outline by virtual focus以虚光使外部轮廓变柔和5.■(用漱口药、清新剂等)去掉(口腔、房间等的)臭味；使(空气)新鲜；使纯净：To sweeten your oral cavity,you can have a piece of chewing gum.吃口香糖可以清洁口腔、去除异味。6.■使味道好，使芳香：She's sweetened with some special perfume.她用了一种特殊的香水，闻起来特别香。7.■使可爱，使讨人喜欢：She was sweetened with her charming smile.她那富有感染力的微笑令她显得十分可爱。8.■(以送礼、笼络感情等方式)使亲和，使软化：It is no use sweetening him.拍他的马屁一点儿用也没有，他不吃这套。9.■(吃药以)减少(胃酸)；减少(土壤)的酸性10.■除去…中的多余(或有害)物质(或特性)；淡化(海水)；【化学】使(汽油等)脱硫11.■(为了促销)给(现有库存)补充新货12.■(以掺入高质量、高档次货品以)提高(木材等)的等级13.■提高…的吸引力；(为了促销)改善(债券发行)的优惠条件，给(证券)购买人以奖励14.■(以追加担保物方式)抬高(贷款担保)的价值；追加(贷款)的担保物15.■[口语](未喝完时)添满(酒等)16.■【纸牌】[俚语](开赌前)增加(赌金或筹码)vi.1.■变甜；使变甜：Sours sweeten under certain conditions.在一定的条件下酸的东西可以变甜。2.■变温和，变温柔；变和蔼：Anna with a hot temper sweetened after getting married.脾气暴躁的安娜婚后变温柔了。3.■变得悦耳；变得悦目：Her voice sweetened to her child even when she was angry.即使在她生气时，她对她的孩子说话时还是十分悦耳。4.■变芳香，变得好闻5.■变干净；变清新，变纯净6.■变得可爱，变得讨人喜欢：I wonder why the kid sweetens these days.真奇怪，这几天这个小鬼怎么变得这么讨人喜欢了。

sweetensweeten[ˈswi:tn]vt.1.■使变甜; 使香; 使(音调)悦耳2.■使愉快, 使可爱; 使温和3.■弄清洁, 使新鲜, 消毒4.■增加, 有利的条件slightly sweetened微甜的, 加少量糖的sweeten coffee with sugar加糖使咖啡变甜sweeten life使生活愉快sweeten a room消毒房间sweeten an offer使一个提议更有吸引力

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词性变化sweeten[ˈswi:tn]vi.1.■变甜; 变香; 变悦耳; 变得令人愉快; 变清洁The pears will sweeten as they ripen.梨子熟了就会变甜。