Word · Frequency #18975
sweetening
使变甜；加糖于
sweetening is the present participle of sweeten.
make sweeter in taste
- 1.
To make sweet to the taste.
使味觉变甜。
- 2.
make sweeter in taste
使味道更甜
- 3.
To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
使(更)令人愉快或舒心。
- 4.
make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
使更甜美、更愉快或更宜人
- 5.
To make mild or kind; to soften.
使温和或仁慈；使软化。
- 6.
To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
减轻痛苦或劳累；缓解。
- 7.
To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
使视觉柔和；使精致。
- 8.
To make pure and healthful by destroying noxious matter.
通过消灭有害物质使之纯净健康。
- 9.
To make warm and fertile.
使温暖而肥沃。
- 10.
To raise the pH of (a soil) by adding alkali.
通过添加碱提高(土壤的)pH值。
- 11.
To restore to purity; to free from taint.
恢复纯净；去除污染。
- 12.
To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
使更具吸引力；指谈判中的报价。
- 13.
To become sweet.
变甜。
- 14.
To supplement (a composition) with additional instruments, especially strings.
用额外乐器(尤其是弦乐)补充(乐曲)。
使味觉变甜。；使味道更甜；使(更)令人愉快或舒心。；使更甜美、更愉快或更宜人；使温和或仁慈；使软化。
In use
I usually sweeten my coffee with a little honey.
She sweetened the tea with sugar before serving it.
If the lemonade tastes too sour, sweeten it with a spoonful of syrup.
sweeten a deal
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。
sweeten + noun phrase + with + noun phrase
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。
sweeten up + noun phrase (informal)
Connections
Collocations
- sweeten with sugar
- 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。
- sweeten the deal
- 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。
- sweeten the pill
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- sweeten the pot
- 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。
- sweeten the deal
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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