sweeten

中英词典：sweeten

形容词

1. 甜的

英：sweet

例句：

1. She added sugar to sweeten her tea.（她加糖给茶甜味。）
2. The cake was too sweet for my taste.（对我来说，蛋糕太甜了。）

2. 增加甜味的

英：sweetening

例句：

3. Do you have any sweetening for the coffee?（你有咖啡甜味剂吗？）

名词

1. 甜味剂

英：sweetener

例句：

4. She doesn't use sugar in her tea; she prefers artificial sweeteners.（她不在茶里放糖，她更喜欢用人工甜味剂。）

2. 柔和剂

英：sweetener

例句：

5. His compliments were just a sweetener to make her feel better.（他的恭维只是为了让她感觉好些。）

词语辨析

1. sweeten与sweet之间的区别：

        Sweeten是一个动词，表示"使变甜"，常用于加糖或其他甜味剂；而sweet是一个形容词，表示"有甜味的"。

2. sweeten与sweetener之间的区别：

        Sweeten是一个动词，表示"使变甜"，而sweetener是一个名词，表示"甜味剂"。

词汇扩充

1. sweetie（名词，亲爱的人，甜点）

2. sweetness（名词，甜味，甜蜜）

近义词

1. sugar（名词，糖）

2. honey（名词，蜂蜜）

反义词

1. sour（形容词，酸的）

2. bitter（形容词，苦的）

柯林斯词典

动词

1. 使变甜

例句：

6. Add a little honey to sweeten the sauce.（加一点蜜糖给酱汁增甜。）

名词

1. 甜味剂

例句：

7. Artificial sweeteners are used as a sugar substitute to sweeten food and drinks.（人工甜味剂被用作糖的替代品，给食物和饮料增甜。）

牛津词典

动词

1. 使变甜

例句：

8. She sweetened the tea with a little sugar.（她加了一点糖给茶加甜味。）

名词

1. 甜味剂

例句：

9. Many people use artificial sweeteners to reduce their sugar intake.（很多人使用人工甜味剂来减少对糖的摄入量。）

用法

1. sweeten sth.（使某物变甜）

2. sweeten sb./sth.（使某人/某物感到愉快/满意）

3. sweeten the deal（给交易增加诱惑力）

4. sweeten one's words（说话变得温和）

5. sweeten the pot（给彩池增加奖金）

6. sweeten the pill（使不愉快的事物变得容易接受）

7. sweeten the kitty（给彩池增加赌注）

8. sweeten the atmosphere（缓和气氛）

例句

10. The baker added extra sugar to sweeten the cake.
11. He used artificial sweetener in his coffee instead of sugar.
12. She sweetened her words with a smile.
13. The company sweetened the deal by offering a discount.
14. They sweetened the pot to encourage more people to enter the competition.
15. He sweetened the pill by delivering the bad news gently.
16. They sweetened the kitty to attract more players to the poker game.
17. She tried to sweeten the atmosphere by cracking a joke.
18. The government offered tax cuts to sweeten the deal for businesses.
19. He always adds honey to sweeten his tea.
20. Can I have some sweetener for my coffee?
21. Her compliments were just a sweetener to get what she wanted.
22. I prefer using natural sweeteners like maple syrup.
23. He used sweetener tablets instead of sugar in his tea.
24. She sweetened the atmosphere with her cheerful disposition.
25. The company added a financial sweetener to the job offer.
26. The chef used a touch of vanilla extract to sweeten the dessert.
27. They offered free shipping as a sweetener for online orders.
28. The teacher used candy as a sweetener to motivate the students.
29. She used sweet words to sweeten the deal.