"sweeten up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 讨好
• 使变甜

Definition

通过加糖让某物变甜，或通过讨好和奉承让别人喜欢你。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语。既可以字面指加糖，也可以比喻奉承、讨好。常见在“sweeten up your drink”或“sweeten up the teacher”等表达里。

Examples

Can you sweeten up my coffee a little?

你能帮我**加点糖**到咖啡里吗？

The lemonade is too sour. Let's sweeten up the drink.

柠檬水太酸了，我们来**加点糖**吧。

She tries to sweeten up her teacher with compliments.

她试图用表扬来**讨好**老师。

If you want a raise, you might need to sweeten up your boss a little.

想加薪的话，也许你得**讨好**一下老板。

He brought flowers to sweeten up after missing their anniversary.

他带了鲜花来**讨好**，因为错过了他们的纪念日。

Sometimes you have to sweeten up a deal with a bonus to close it.

有时候，为了谈成交易，你得用奖金来**让条件更优**。