"sweeten up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 討好
• 使變甜

Definition

通過加糖讓某物變甜，或通過討好和奉承讓別人喜歡你。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於口語。有字面意思（加糖）和比喻意思（奉承、討好），如“sweeten up your coffee”或“sweeten up the boss”。

Examples

Can you sweeten up my coffee a little?

你能幫我**加點糖**到咖啡裡嗎？

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

檸檬水太酸了，我們來**加點糖**吧。

She tries to sweeten up her teacher with compliments.

她試圖用讚美來**討好**老師。

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

想加薪的話，也許你得**討好**一下老闆。

He brought flowers to sweeten up after missing their anniversary.

他帶了鮮花來**討好**，因為錯過了他們的紀念日。

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

有時候，為了談成交易，你得用獎金來**讓條件更優**。