Sweeten Meaning in English

word

US

ˈswitən

SWEE-tuhn

UK

swˈiːtən

sWEE-tuhn

释义

To make something taste sweeter by adding sugar or another sweetener, or to make an offer, deal, or situation more attractive or appealing.

用法与细微差别

Used for both food/drink (literal) and making deals/offers more appealing (figurative). In business, "sweeten the deal" is common. Rarely used informally about people ("sweeten" someone's mood). Can use with objects: "sweeten tea"; or abstract: "sweeten the offer".

• Spanish: endulzar
• Portuguese (BR): adoçar
• Portuguese (PT): adoçar
• Chinese (Simplified): 使变甜 - 使更吸引人（条件、交易）
• Chinese (Traditional): 使變甜 - 使更吸引人（條件、交易）
• Hindi: मीठा बनाना
• Arabic: تحلية - جعل العرض أكثر جاذبية
• Bengali: মিষ্টি করা - আরও আকর্ষণীয় করা
• Russian: подсластить - сделать привлекательнее
• Japanese: 甘くする - 魅力的にする
• Vietnamese: làm ngọt - làm hấp dẫn hơn
• Korean: 달게 하다 - 더 매력적으로 만들다
• Turkish: tatlandırmak - cazip hale getirmek
• Urdu: میٹھا کرنا - زیادہ پرکشش بنانا
• Indonesian: memaniskan - membuat lebih menarik

例句

He tried to sweeten her mood with a small gift.

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You should sweeten the tea with a little honey.

basic

Can you sweeten my coffee, please?

basic

Add some sugar to sweeten the lemonade.

basic

They tried to sweeten the deal by offering free delivery.

natural

If you want me to stay, you’ll have to sweeten the offer.

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