sweeten + noun phrase
及物用法,直接加宾语。
She sweetened the coffee with sugar.
她用糖把咖啡变甜。
使变甜;加糖于
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使变甜;加糖于
make sweeter in taste
She sweetened the coffee with sugar.
她用糖把咖啡变甜。
使味觉变甜。
To make sweet to the taste.
使味道更甜
make sweeter in taste
使(更)令人愉快或舒心。
To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
使更甜美、更愉快或更宜人
make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
sweeten
Base
原形
sweetens
3rd person
第三人称单数
sweetening
-ing
现在分词
sweetened
Past
过去式
sweetened
Past participle
过去分词
She sweetens her coffee with honey.
她用蜂蜜给咖啡加糖。
He sweetened the deal with a bonus.
他用奖金使交易更诱人。
The chef is sweetening the sauce.
厨师正在给酱汁加糖。
They have sweetened the offer twice.
他们已经两次提高报价。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed,现在分词去e加-ing。
I usually sweeten my coffee with a little honey.
我通常加一点蜂蜜让我的咖啡变甜。
AI contextual example
She sweetened the tea with sugar before serving it.
她在端上茶之前加了糖让茶变甜。
AI contextual example
If the lemonade tastes too sour, sweeten it with a spoonful of syrup.
如果柠檬水尝起来太酸,就加一勺糖浆让它变甜。
AI contextual example
sweeten a deal
使交易更有吸引力。
WordNet
及物用法,直接加宾语。
She sweetened the coffee with sugar.
她用糖把咖啡变甜。
比喻用法,表示使某事物更有吸引力。
The company sweetened the offer with extra benefits.
公司以额外福利使报价更诱人。
非正式用法,常用于人际关系。
He sweetened up his parents with compliments.
他通过恭维来讨好父母。
Not this
I sweeted the tea with honey.
Use this
I sweetened the tea with honey.
动词sweeten的过去式应为sweetened,而非sweeted。学习者常错误类推规则动词变化,但sweeten是规则动词,过去式加-ed,拼写为sweetened。
Not this
Please sweet the coffee for me.
Use this
Please sweeten the coffee for me.
sweet是形容词,不能直接作动词。表达“使变甜”应使用动词sweeten。中文母语者受“加糖”或“变甜”的影响,常误将形容词sweet用作动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
加糖使变甜
She sweetened her tea with a little sugar.
她往茶里加了一点糖来增加甜味。
使交易更具吸引力
The seller sweetened the deal by offering free shipping.
卖家通过提供免费送货使交易更具吸引力。
使不愉快的事更容易接受
He tried to sweeten the pill by promising a shorter meeting.
他承诺缩短会议时间,试图使这令人不愉快的事更容易接受。
使条件/交易更有吸引力;增加好处
The company sweetened the pot by offering a higher salary and a company car.
公司提高了薪水并提供公车,使条件更有吸引力。
在交易中增加好处使对方更愿意接受
The dealer sweetened the deal with free maintenance for two years.
经销商以两年免费保养让交易更具吸引力。
使讨厌的事情变得容易接受;缓和打击
The manager sweetened the pill by giving everyone an extra day off.
经理多给每人一天假,使这个坏消息更容易接受。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
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sweeten由sweet(甜)加动词后缀-en构成,意为“使变甜”。想象给咖啡加糖:sweeten the coffee,一加就变甜,自然好记。
语域:neutral 常见场景:烹饪与食谱、饮品调制、日常对话 此义项指“使变甜/加糖”,语气中性,通常用于烹饪、饮品和日常交谈;在正式书面语中说明具体操作时也可使用。
与 sweeten /ˈswitən/ 押韵的词:beaten、neaten、wheaten、unbeaten(均含 /-iːtən/ 或 /-itən/ 音)。注意:threaten /ˈθretən/ 拼写相似但元音不同,不押韵;sweat /swet/ 拼写相近,读音完全不同。
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