| 单词 | sweet |
| 释义 | sweet (once / 48 pages) 1adjn 2adjadv 3adj 4adj Food that’s sweet is full of sugar, bad for your teeth, but oh so tasty. People who are sweet are super nice, like that sweet lunch lady who gives you an extra cookie. Sweet can be an adjective or a noun. It can describe something pleasing to the senses, like a sweet song, or when you're playing basketball and get nothing but net. Sweet! As a noun, it's a confection, a little something for dessert. The poet Khalil Gibran said, “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” Don’t opportunistically take your friends for granted, or you could become the target of some sweet revenge. WORD FAMILYsweet: nonsweet, semisweet, sweeten, sweeter, sweetest, sweetish, sweetly, sweetness, sweets, unsweet+/sweeten: sweetened, sweetener, sweetening, sweetens/sweetened: unsweetened/sweetener: sweeteners/sweetening: sweetenings/sweetish: sweetishly/sweetness: sweetnesses/unsweet: unsweetly USAGE EXAMPLES"While these sweet treats might be well meaning, they are also contributing to the current obesity epidemic and poor oral health," he added. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The older woman keeps asking questions, and the woman in the trench coat responds to each one in a sweet, patient voice. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) For Apple phones, the sweet spot is usually September after the company’s annual keynote product announcement. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar Syn|Ant sugary containing sugar cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treaclyoverly sweet sweetishsomewhat sweet tastypleasing to the sense of taste sour having a sharp biting taste dry(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation acerb, acerbic, astringentsour or bitter in taste acetose, acetous, vinegarish, vinegarytasting or smelling like vinegar acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulousbeing sour to the taste lemonlike, lemony, sourish, tangy, tarttasting sour like a lemon subacidslightly sour to the taste souredhaving turned bad tastypleasing to the sense of taste 2adj with sweetening added Syn sugared, sweet-flavored, sweetened sugary containing sugar 3adj (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content sweet dessert wines Syn|Ant sugary containing sugar dry (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation nonsweet, sugarlessnot containing sugar brut(of champagne) extremely dry medium-dryof a wine that is dry but not extremely dry sec, unsweet(of champagne) moderately dry sourhaving a sharp biting taste 4n the property of tasting as if it contains sugar Syn|Hypo|Hyper sweetness saccharinity the excessive sweetness of saccharin sugarinessthe sweetness of sugar taste property a property appreciated via the sense of taste 5n the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth Syn|Hyper sugariness, sweetness gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus 6n a dish served as the last course of a meal Syn|Hypo|Hyper afters, dessert ambrosia fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut baked Alaskacake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven blancmangesweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded charlottea mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard compote, fruit compotedessert of stewed or baked fruit dumplingdessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry flanopen pastry filled with fruit or custard frozen dessertany of various desserts prepared by freezing junketdessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet moussea rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream pavlovaa dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream peach melbaice cream and peaches with a liqueur whipa dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit puddingany of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed pud, pudding(British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) sillabub, syllabubsweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor tiramisuan Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate sabayon, zabaglionelight foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled mold, moulda dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold prune whipdessert made of prune puree and whipped cream triflea cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate charlotte russelady fingers enclosing Bavarian cream apple dumplingapples wrapped in pastry and baked frappe, icea frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) ice cream, icecreamfrozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring ice-cream coneice cream in a crisp conical wafer sherbert, sherbeta frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin ice lolly, lollipop, lolly, popsicleice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick ice milksimilar to ice cream but made of milk frozen yogurta soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt snowballball of crushed ice with fruit syrup snowballball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce parfaitlayers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream ice-cream sundae, sundaeice cream served with a topping splita dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts frozen puddinga chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor frozen custard, soft ice creamdessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base flummerya bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal chocolate moussedessert mousse made with chocolate Christmas pudding, plum puddinga rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake steamed puddinga pudding cooked by steaming duff, plum duffa stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron vanilla puddingsweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs chocolate puddingsweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs brown Bettybaked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs Nesselrode, Nesselrode puddinga rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum pease puddinga pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg tapioca puddingsweet pudding thickened with tapioca roly-poly, roly-poly puddingpudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed suet puddinga sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled ice-cream cake, icebox cakeice cream molded to look like a cake course part of a meal served at one time 7n a food rich in sugar 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper confection confectionery candy and other sweets considered collectively confiturepreserved or candied fruit sweetmeata sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) candy, confecta rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts hardbakea British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds chewing gum, guma preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee applean apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) center, centrethe sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering comfitcandy containing a fruit or nut maraschino, maraschino cherrycherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur nonpareilcolored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies candy bara candy shaped as a bar carob bara bar of candy made with carob powder hard candycandy that is brittle brandyballa British candy flavored with brandy pattyround flat candy bonbona candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate brittle, toffee, toffycaramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets gum balla ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar bubble guma kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles butterscotcha hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar candied fruit, crystallized fruit, succadefruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals candy canea hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes) candy corna small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn caramelfirm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugara candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature drageesugar-coated nut or fruit piece drageesilvery candy beads used for decorating cakes fondantcandy made of a thick creamy sugar paste fudgesoft creamy candy gumdropa jellied candy coated with sugar crystals honey crispa crisp candy made with honey mint, mint candya candy that is flavored with a mint oil horehounda candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant jelly bean, jelly eggsugar-glazed jellied candy candy kiss, kissany of several bite-sized candies licorice, liquoricea black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant Life Savera candy shaped like a small lifesaver all-day sucker, lollipop, suckerhard candy on a stick lozengea small aromatic or medicated candy marshmallowspongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar marchpane, marzipanalmond paste and egg whites nougatnuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste nougat bara bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate nut barpaste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars peanut barbar of peanuts in taffy popcorn ballpopcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls pralinecookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans rock candysugar in large hard clear crystals on a string rock, rock candyhard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) sugar candymade by boiling pure sugar until it hardens sugarplumany of various small sugary candies taffychewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy chocolate truffle, trufflecreamy chocolate candy Turkish Delighta jellied candy typically flavored with rose water conserve, conserves, preserve, preservesfruit preserved by cooking with sugar Easter eggan egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat something considered choice to eat 1adj having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub a sweet disposition Syn angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic lovable, loveable having characteristics that attract love or affection 2adv in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') 3"how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare talking sweet to each other Syn sweetly 1adj pleasing to the senses the sweet song of the lark the sweet face of a child Syn pleasing giving pleasure and satisfaction 2adj pleasing to the ear Syn dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant melodic, melodious, musical containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody 3adj having a natural fragrance Syn odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling fragrant pleasant-smelling 4adj pleasing to the mind or feeling 4sweet revenge Syn gratifying pleasing giving pleasure and satisfaction 1adj not containing or composed of salt water Syn|Ant fresh salty containing or filled with salt brackish, brinyslightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) saliferouscontaining or yielding salt salinecontaining salt saltishsomewhat salty tastypleasing to the sense of taste 2adj not soured or preserved sweet milk Syn fresh, unfermented unsoured not having turned bad Sweet (once / 966 pages) n WORD FAMILY Sweet: Sweets USAGE EXAMPLESSweet cakes and breads will be avoided because you grew up without them. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) But there’s also Matthew Sweet’s view of Abba: The Museum in Stockholm, so thank you for the music to lift our spirits. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) On Friday, there’s an 80% chance of rain forecast at 4 a.m., with a possibility of showers returning Friday night, Sweet said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) n English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) Syn|Exp Henry Sweet phonetician a specialist in phonetics |
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