柯林斯詞典sweeten /?swi?t?n/ (sweetening,sweetened,sweetens) 1. V-T If you sweeten food or drink, you add sugar, honey, or another sweet substance to it. 使變甜 He liberally sweetened his coffee. 他在咖啡里加了大量的糖。2. V-T If you sweeten something such as an offer or a business deal, you try to make someone want it more by improving it or by increasing the amount you are willing to pay. (通過改善條件或提高價格等) 使 (報價或交易等) 更有誘惑力 Kalon Group has sweetened its takeover offer for Manders. 卡隆集團已經(jīng)在其收購曼德斯的報價上加了些好處。 返回 sweeten劍橋詞典 sweeten verb [T] (TASTE) to make something taste sweet 使變甜 The apple mixture can be sweetened with honey . 什錦蘋果里可以加點蜂蜜變甜一些。 比較unsweetened sweeten verb [T] (MORE PLEASANT) to make something more attractive 使更具有吸引力,使更誘人 The phone company threw in two month's worth of free calls to sweeten the deal . 電話公司用兩個月免話費的優(yōu)惠讓這個服務方案顯得更誘人。 to make a person or a mood happier or friendlier 使…更高興,哄…開心,使…更友善 I think you should try to sweeten him up before you ask him for the loan . 我覺得你開口向他借錢之前應該先哄他開心。 返回 sweeten