Word · Frequency #2378
sweet
甜食；糖果
a food rich in sugar; candy
- 1.
The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
由糖引起的基本味觉感受。
- 2.
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
亨利·斯威特
- 3.
Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
甜心的同义词,表示亲昵。
- 4.
a dish served as the last course of a meal
甜点
- 5.
a food rich in sugar
甜食
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。
In use
The children were told they could each pick one sweet from the jar.
She offered me a sweet, but I said no thanks because I had just brushed my teeth.
I don't usually eat sweets, but this chocolate is too good to resist.
Connections
Collocations
- have a sweet
- 吃甜点
- I always have a sweet after dinner.我晚饭后总是吃个甜点。
- eat sweets
- 吃甜食
- Children often eat too many sweets.孩子们常常吃太多甜食。
- sweet course
- 甜点菜
- The sweet course was a chocolate mousse.甜点菜是巧克力慕斯。
- sweet treat
- 甜点零食
- She gave the children a sweet treat.她给了孩子们甜点零食。
Idioms & figurative uses
- sweet tooth
- 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。
- short and sweet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
对比记忆：sweet（甜食）无字母a，而sweat（汗）有a，甜食不会流汗。
Context & Register
餐后甜点，常用于餐厅点餐、家庭聚餐等场合，语体中性。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为sweets
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'feet', 'meet', 'street', 'tweet', 'fleet' rhyme with 'sweet' (all have /iːt/). 'Sweat' has a different vowel (/ɛ/) despite similar spelling.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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