sweeten
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sweet·en /ˈswiːtn/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]SWEET to make something sweeter, or become sweeter （使）变甜；加糖于 Sweeten the mixture with a little honey. 往混合料里加点蜂蜜。2 [transitive] (also sweeten somebody ↔ up) informalPERSUADE to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money or promising them something 〔通过送礼物、金钱或作出许诺〕笼络，讨好 a cash bonus to sweeten the deal 疏通交易的奖励金 → sweetener(2)3 [transitive] literaryKIND to make someone kinder, gentler etc 使和蔼；使温和；使温柔 Old age had not sweetened her. 上了年纪并没让她变得平和。 → sweeten the pill at pill1(3)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
sweeten• Sprinkle sugar onto the cooked fruit to sweeten it.• Mattel Inc. is expected to sweeten its offer.• a can of sweetened milk• The good light of it came down through the curve of the windscreen, sweetening my bitterness.• Probably honey was used originally to sweeten the apples instead of sugar.• A delivery of butter pecan or Neapolitan might sweeten the deal.• Add just enough sugar to sweeten the fruit slightly.• To sweeten the pill, the government will try to boost the flagging economy in various ways.• Special offers sweeten the pot for those who wish to depart.• They sweeten the spring air of the Great Plains and the Northwest.• They are harvested after frost, the cold sweetening their flavor.• Stir a little honey in to sweeten when ready to eat.From Longman Business Dictionarysweetensweet‧en /ˈswiːtn/ verb [transitive] to make an offer, suggestion etc seem more attractive in order to encourage someone to accept itThe airlinesweetened itsoffer to $235 million.The British auto maker has sweetened its customer incentives by adding credit facilities.→ See Verb tablesweet·en verbChineseSyllable
sweeter to sweeter, Business Corpus make something or become
sweeten
sweet‧en /ˈswiːtn/
verb
Sweeten the mixture with a little honey.
2. [transitive] (also sweeten somebody ↔ up) informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money or promising them something:
a cash bonus to sweeten the deal ⇨ sweetener(2)
3. [transitive] literary to make someone kinder, gentler etc:
Old age had not sweetened her.
⇨ sweeten the pill at pill1(4)
sweet‧en /ˈswiːtn/
verb Word Family: noun: sweet, sweetener, sweetness, sweetie; verb: sweeten; adverb: sweetly; adjective: sweet
1. [intransitive and transitive] to make something sweeter, or become sweeter: 2. [transitive] (also sweeten somebody ↔ up) informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money or promising them something:
3. [transitive] literary to make someone kinder, gentler etc:
⇨ sweeten the pill at pill1(4)
