children or small things 尤指儿童或小物品）attractive 惹人喜爱的；可爱的 H1!?!cute： His sistefs a sweet youn^ t/ii/祕.他k妹善个讨人喜欢的小家伙。◊ Ybu〖oofc sweet in this photograph.你这张照片照得很可爱。◊ We
stayed in a sweet iitrie hotd on the sea/iront.我们住在海 滨一座小巧玲珑的旅馆里。
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KIND 碁良 7 having or showing a kind character 善良 的；好心的；和蔼的；温柔的：She gave him her sweetest smite.她向他投以极温柔的一笑。◊ ft
w〇5 sweet 〇/them to q厅er to he中.他们主刼#忙，真是好心人。
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GOOD 好 8 Sweet: used to show that
you
approve of sth (表示赞许）#啊，太棒了： Free tickets? Sweet/免费赠票？太棒了！
IT»!?1
be 'sweet on sb (old-fashioned, informal) to like sb very much in a romantic way 热恋某 A have a
sweet 'tooth {informal) to like food
that contains a lot of sugar 爱吃甜爸 in your .own sweet 'time/'way how and when you want to, even
though this might annoy other people 任凭自己的意愿：He always does the worfc, but in
his own sweet rime.工作他总是在做，但只在自己高
兴的时候做。keep sb .sweet (/n/omw/) to say or do pleasant
things in order to keep sb in a good mood so that they will agree to do sth for
you 讨好某人；哄着某
人 she’s
’sweet (Aw对ra/f, A/Z£, everything is all
right —切都好 sweet F_A | sweet Fanny ’
缴 noun
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FOOD 食物’1 [C] (8r£) a small piece of sweet food,
usually made with sugar and/or chocolate and eaten between meals BEE1 candy ： a packet of boiled sweets —袋硬糖◊ a sweet shop 糖果店 2 [C，U] a sweet dish eaten at the end
of a meal (餐后的）紐食， 甜点 afters,
dessert, pudding： I haven’t made a sweet
today•我今天没做甜点。◊ WbuZd you Wee some more
sweet?你想_吃点詒食吗？
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PERSON 人 3 [U] (oW-/fls/?/〇A7e^/) a way of addressing sb that
you like or love (称呼亲鮝的人）亲爱的，室贝儿：
Don’t you worry, my sweet.你可别担心，呈贝儿。
sweet-and-!sour
[only before noun] (of food 食物） cooked in a sauce that contains
sugar and vinegar or lemon 甜酸的；糖醋的：Chinese sweet-and-sour porfc 中 式糖醋猪肉
sweet-bread /'swiitbred/ noun [usually pi.] the pancreas of a young cow or sheep, eaten
as food (食
用的小牛或羊的）胰脏
sweet 'chestnut (also .Spanish
'chestnut) noun a large tree
with spreading branches, that produces smooth brown nuts that you can eat
inside cases with sharp points on them 甜藥；欧洲栗一compare horse chestnut(I)'
sweet-corn /'swiitkorn;
NAmE -koirn/ {BrE) (NAmE com) noun [U] the yellow seeds of a type of maize (corn) plant, also called
sweetcom, which grow on thick stems
and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable 甜玉 米：tinned sweetcom 甜玉米罐头一picture o page Ri8 —see also corn
on the cob
sweet-en /'swiitn/
verb [VN] 1 to make food or drinks taste sweeter by
adding sugar, etc•使变甜；加糖于
2 〜sb (up) (/.n/o/mfl/) to try to
make st more willing to help you, agree to sth, etc. by giving them money,
praising them, etc.讨好；拉拢；哄；收买；恭维3 to make sth more pleasant or acceptable 使令人愉快；使
更合心意；改善；缓和BSEa see PILL n.
sweet-en-er /'swirtna(r)/
noun 1 [U, C] a
substance used to make food or drink taste sweeter, used instead of sugar 甜味剂：ar明ciaZ sweetenerfsj 人造甜味剂 2 [C] {informal) something that is given to sb in
order to persuade them to do sth, especially when this is done in a secret or
dishonest way兔以拉人的钱物；贿赂
sweet*heart /'swi:tha:t; NAmE -ha:rt/ noun 1 [sing.] used to address sb in a
way that shows affection (用
作称呼语）亲爱的，宝贝儿：■〇〇 you want a drinfc, sweetheart?想喝一杯吗，亲爱的？ 2 [C] (becoming
2043 swell
old-fashioned) a person
with whom sb is having a romantic relationship 恋人；爱人；心上人：77iey
were chiidhood sweethearts.他们俩是青梅竹马。
sweetie /'swiiti/ noun (informal) 1
W (8r£) a child^ word for a sweet/a piece of candy (儿i语）糖果 2[C]a person who is kind and easy to
like 招人喜欢的人；可
爱的人：He’s a red sweetie.他的确招人喜欢。3 [sing.] used
to address sb in a way that shows affection (用 作称呼语）亲爱的
sweetish /‘swirtij/ ad；/, fairly sweet 有点甜的；带甜味的
sweet.ly./'swi:tli/ flt/v. 1 in a pleasant way 令人愉快
地；可 $ 地：She smited sweetly at him.她朝他嫣然一
笑。2 in a way that smells sweet 气味芬芳地：a weetZy scented/Zower 气味芬'芳的花 3 in a way that is without
difficulties or problems —利地；顺顺舍当地：
Everything went sweetly and according to plan. —
划顺利进行。◊ He headed the baH sweetiy
into the bacic 〇/the net•‘把球稳稳地顶入网窝。
sweet.meat /.swiitmiit/
now/? (o/c/ wse) a sweet/candy;
any food
preserved in sugar 糖桌；甜食；蜜饯；果脯
sweet-ness
/'swiitnas/ noun
[U] 1 the quality of being pleasant 令人愉快；讨人喜欢：a 〇/ great sweetness 十分 命 蜜品* 笑 2 the quality of tasting or smelling
sweet St;芬芳：The air was filled with the
sweetness of mimosa.空气中弥漫着含羞毒:的芬芳。HTT^l be (all) .sweetness and
'light 1 (of a
person A) to be pleasant, friendly and polite 和璃可亲；温文尔雅 2 (of a situation 情况）to be enjoyable and easy to deal
with 简单而有趣
.sweet
'pea noun a climbing garden plant with pale
flowers that have a sweet smell 香豌豆
.sweet1
pepper now/?
= pepper(2)
'sweet po'tato noun [C,
U] a root vegetable that looks like a red potato, but that is yellow inside and
tastes sweet 红薯；甘薯一picture
o page Ri8 'sweet spot noun the area on a bat which hits the ball in the most effective way (球拍或球棒的）最佳击球
点，甜区
■sweet-talkve/^[VN]~sb(intosth/intodoingsth)(6//sfl/?-
proving) to try to persuade sb to do sth
by praising them and telling them things they like to hear 对…甜■言蜜 语；给…灌迷魂汤：J can’t bdieve you /et him
sweet-taZfc you into working/or him/我无法相信，他几句好听的话
就哄得你为%效力！ ► ’sweet ta丨k mow/1 [U] sweet Wil-liam /,swi:t
'wiljam/ noun a garden plant with groups of red, pink, or white flowers
that smell sweet美国石竹，须苞石竹（花园植物，开红色、粉红或
白色芳香花簇）
swell /swel/ verb,
noun, adj.
• verb (swelled /sweld/, swollen
/'swaulan; NAmE 'swoi}-/ or
swelled, swelled) 1 [V]〜（up)
to become bigger or rounder 膨胀；月中也：Her arm was beginning to swell up where the See had stung her•她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇■了，肿
T 起来。2 〜（sth)
(out) to curve out or make sth curve out (無）凸出，鼓出：[V] rhe sdk sweHed (butjfn the
wind•船帆鼓满 了风。◊ [VN] rhe wfrnl sweHed
(butj the sc^k. 起了 W。3 〜（sth) (to sth) to increase or make stti
increase in number or size (使）增加，增大，扩
大：[VN] Last yeafs profits were
swelled by a fall in production costs.去年因生产成本下降，利润有所增加。◊ We
are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks (=increase the
number) of those already helping.
期盼有更多的志愿者加入，以壮大目前已在提供帮助的队
伍。◊ [V] Members?!中 has sweHecf to over 20 000.成员增
i卩到 2■方余X。 PY3H shrink 4 [V] (bf a sound 声音）to
become
louder 变得更响亮；增强：rhe cheering swehed through the
haH.欢呼*越来—大，晌彻大厅。5 [V] 〜（with sth) to be filled with a
strong emotion 充满（激
情）：' to sweii with pride 满腔自豪一see
also swollen mnoun
1 [C, usually sing.] the movement of the sea when it rises and falls without
the waves breaking 海浪的涌 动；涌浪:■ The
boat was caught in a heavy (= strong) sweH.船遇上亇大浪涌。2 [sing.] (formal)
the curved shape of sth, especially a part of the body (尤指身体部 位）凸起的洛状，鼓出处，隆起处：the月rmsweHo/fter
breasts 她挺拔的乳峰 3 [sing.] a situation in which sth
increases in size, number, strength, etc.增加；增大；