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sweeten

/sweet-n/US // ˈswit n //UK // (ˈswiːtən) //

甜味剂,甜食,甜味,甜味的

Related Words

mull闷闷不乐,闷声发大财,闷棍,闷头苦干alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和honey蜂蜜,鲜花,蜂蜜的,蜂蜜的作用candy糖果,饼干,蜡烛,巧克力sugar糖,糖类,糖份,糖分placate调和,劝慰,安抚,劝解conciliate调解,劝解,和解,调停assuage抚慰,劝慰,抚平,安抚soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说propitiate劝解,劝慰,劝告,劝说candy-coat糖果衣,糖衣,糖果外套,糖果涂层sugar-coat糖衣,糖衣炮弹,包糖衣,糖衣机soften up软化,柔化,软化作用,变软

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
    • : to make mild or kind; soften.
    • : to lessen the acridity or pungency of by prolonged cooking.
    • : to reduce the saltiness of by diluting with water, milk, or other liquid.
    • : to make sweet or fresh, as with a mouthwash, spray, etc.
    • : to add musical instruments to, especially strings for a lusher sound.
    • : Chemistry. to make less acidic, as by means of certain preparations, chemicals, etc.to remove sulfur and its compounds from.
    • : Informal. to enhance the value of by including additional or especially valuable securities.to add to the value or attractiveness of.
    • : to add more liquor to.
    • : Poker. to add stakes to before opening.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become sweet or sweeter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbadd sugar
Synonyms
mull闷闷不乐,闷声发大财,闷棍,闷头苦干candy糖果,饼干,蜡烛,巧克力honey蜂蜜,鲜花,蜂蜜的,蜂蜜的作用sugar糖,糖类,糖份,糖分add sweetening添加甜味剂,加甜味剂,加糖,增加甜味剂candy-coat糖果衣,糖衣,糖果外套,糖果涂层make sweet甜食,甜美,甜蜜,甜蜜的make toothsome使人牙酸的,使人牙酸,齿科sugar-coat糖衣,糖衣炮弹,包糖衣,糖衣机
verbmake happy; appease
Synonyms
alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和assuage抚慰,劝慰,抚平,安抚conciliate调解,劝解,和解,调停mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰placate调和,劝慰,安抚,劝解propitiate劝解,劝慰,劝告,劝说soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰soften up软化,柔化,软化作用,变软

Examples

  • Integrating Bouncer’s card scanning and risk technology into the Radar stack will both sweeten the deal for people to buy those services from Stripe, but also make the tools more effective.

  • While they haven’t tested the theory on humans, the scientists found that young rats that consumed sugar-sweetened beverages daily had impaired performance on memory tasks as adults.

  • Whisk in the sweetened condensed milk, bottled key lime juice and fresh lime juice until fully combined.

  • To sweeten the report, families offer a bribe of sugar to the Kitchen God — smearing the image with something sweet and then burning it, so it can ascend to heaven.

  • If you don’t like his criticisms, then suggest he can either sweeten up or go home.

  • Cameroon released several Boko Haram detainees to sweeten the deal.

  • Right now your company likes to sweeten the pot by paying you in tax-deductible fringe benefits, including corporate junkets.

  • If the administration is correct, then there should be no need to sweeten the pot.

  • He likes to sweeten the negotiations with a little food, drink, and social lubrication, no matter the circumstances.

  • You can reuse the syrup to sweeten tea or make another batch of apple chips.

  • She smiled kindly on me, much as a goddess designs to sweeten the life of a mortal with a glance.

  • You said yourself I wanted violets to sweeten me and hammers to soften me—you think I'm so bitter and so hard.

  • The figure is that the law in itself is often like a sharp and bitter flavor, but that a good judge will sweeten this.

  • There was sugar enough in the bowl to sweeten all their tea the next day, and so far all went well.

  • Well, I will bear mine antler'd honours as I may—gold shall gild them; and for my disgrace, revenge shall sweeten it.

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