a sweet
作可数名词，用 a/an 或复数 sweets 表示“一颗糖、糖果”。
She took a sweet from the tin and popped it into her mouth.
她从罐子里拿了一颗糖，丢进嘴里。
甜食；糖果
甜点；餐后甜点；甜味；亲爱的；心爱的人；亨利·斯威特（1845—1912，英国语音学家）；由糖引起的基本味觉感受。
a food rich in sugar; candy
由糖引起的基本味觉感受。
The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
亨利·斯威特
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
甜心的同义词,表示亲昵。
Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
甜点
a dish served as the last course of a meal
甜食
a food rich in sugar
The children were told they could each pick one sweet from the jar.
孩子们被告知，他们每人可以从罐子里挑一颗糖果。
用法提示：此句 sweet 为可数名词，指‘糖果’，与 from the jar 搭配。
She offered me a sweet, but I said no thanks because I had just brushed my teeth.
她递给我一颗糖果，但我谢绝了，因为我刚刷了牙。
用法提示：这里的 sweet 作名词，意为‘糖果’，作 offered 的直接宾语。
I don't usually eat sweets, but this chocolate is too good to resist.
我平时不怎么吃糖果，但这块巧克力太好吃了，实在忍不住。
用法提示：句中 sweets 是 sweet 的复数形式，作 eat 的宾语，指‘糖果’。
作可数名词，用 a/an 或复数 sweets 表示“一颗糖、糖果”。
She took a sweet from the tin and popped it into her mouth.
她从罐子里拿了一颗糖，丢进嘴里。
复数 sweets 常与表示容器的量词连用，如 a bag of sweets、a packet of sweets。
He bought a bag of sweets for his grandchildren.
他给孙辈们买了一袋糖果。
英式英语中 sweet 可指餐后甜点，常与 for 连用。
We had apple pie for sweet.
我们吃了苹果派作甜点。
作称呼语，相当于 sweetheart，表示亲昵，前面常用 my。
Don't cry, my sweet.
别哭，我的宝贝。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many sweet in the box.
正确表达There are many sweets in the box.
sweet 作“糖果”讲是可数名词，表示“很多颗糖”必须用复数 sweets；单数 sweet 只指一颗糖，不能与 many 连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子I'd like to eat sweet after dinner.
正确表达I'd like something sweet after dinner.
eat 后面需要名词性成分，sweet 单独作名词时是可数的“糖果/甜食”，不能说 eat sweet。要表达“想吃点甜的东西”，英语用 something sweet，形容词修饰不定代词时要后置。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please put some sweets in my coffee.
正确表达Please put some sugar in my coffee.
中文的“糖”兼指砂糖和糖果；英语里调味用的砂糖是不可数名词 sugar，而 sweets 只指一颗颗的糖果。往咖啡里加的是砂糖，所以要用 sugar。
针对名词义项：餐后甜点或甜食；savory 指咸味或辛辣味的菜肴，与甜味相对。
吃甜点
I always have a sweet after dinner.
我晚饭后总是吃个甜点。
吃甜食
Children often eat too many sweets.
孩子们常常吃太多甜食。
甜点菜
The sweet course was a chocolate mousse.
甜点菜是巧克力慕斯。
甜点零食
She gave the children a sweet treat.
她给了孩子们甜点零食。
甜点是包含糖果在内的餐后甜食的总称
糖果是甜食的一种常见形式
巧克力是常见的甜食原料或成品
蛋糕是典型的甜点，常与糖果一同出现
冰淇淋是受欢迎的冷冻甜食
爱吃甜食的嗜好
She has a sweet tooth and always orders dessert.
她爱吃甜食，总是点甜点。
简短而愉快的
The meeting was short and sweet, ending in just 20 minutes.
会议简短而愉快，只开了20分钟。
情话
He whispered sweet nothings in her ear.
他在她耳边窃窃私语情话。
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