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单词 sweet
释义 sweet

sweet /swiːt/

adjective (PLEASANT)
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F0 If an emotion or event is sweet, it is very pleasant and satisfying:
» She was enjoying the sweet smell of success.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing pleasure
2
F0 If a sound is sweet, it is pleasant and easy to like:
» She has a sweet singing voice.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing qualities of sound
3
A2 (especially of something or someone small) pleasant and attractive:
» They live in a sweet little house.» What a sweet baby!Thesaurus+: ↑Attractive , ↑Sexual attraction , ↑Smart and elegant
4
B1 kind and pleasant:
» I think Alex is really sweet.» It was sweet of you to help me.Thesaurus+: ↑Kind and thoughtfulThesaurus+: ↑Generous and charitable , ↑Charity organizationsWord Builder:Nouns: sweet, sweetener, sweetnessAdjectives: sweetVerbs: sweetenAdverbs: sweetly
adjective (TASTE)
A1 (especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar; not bitter or salty: » The pineapple was sweet and juicy.» Do you want your pancakes sweet or savoury?Thesaurus+: ↑Flavours and tastesWord Builder:Nouns: sweet, sweetener, sweetnessAdjectives: sweetVerbs: sweetenAdverbs: sweetly
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Extra Examples:» The dessert was a bit too sweet for my liking .» We stayed at a sweet little cottage in the countryside.» He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.» On the whole, I prefer dry wines to sweet ones.» I don't usually let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.
noun
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A2 [C] UK (US candy) a small piece of sweet food, made of sugar:
» She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the journey.Thesaurus+: ↑Sweets
2
F0 [C] US any food with a lot of sugar in it
Thesaurus+: ↑Sweets
3
F0 [C or U] UK sweet food eaten at the end of a meal:
» There was only one sweet on the menu - chocolate cake with cream.Thesaurus+: ↑Meals and parts of mealsWord Builder:Nouns: sweet, sweetener, sweetnessAdjectives: sweetVerbs: sweetenAdverbs: sweetly
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Extra Examples:» a bag of sweets» Johnny had a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets.» There's a sweet shop on the other side of the road.» I'm absolutely full, I really couldn't mange a sweet.» Throw your sweet wrappers in the bin.
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