sweet
adjective uk/swiːt/ us/swiːt/
(TASTE)
A1 （尤指食物或饮料）甜的
(especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar; not bitter or salty
The pineapple was sweet and juicy. 这个菠萝甜而多汁。
I prefer salty snacks to sweet ones. 我更喜欢咸味零食，而不是甜的。
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- The dessert was a bit too sweet for my liking .
- We stayed at a sweet little cottage in the countryside.
- He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.
- On the whole, I prefer dry wines to sweet ones.
- I don't usually let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.
(PLEASANT)
愉快的，惬意的，令人满意的
If an emotion or event is sweet, it is very pleasant and satisfying.
She was enjoying the sweet smell of success. 她沉浸在成功的喜悦中。
（声音）甜美的，悦耳的，动听的
If a sound is sweet, it is pleasant and easy to like.
She has a sweet singing voice. 她的歌声非常甜美。
A2 （尤指小东西或小孩子）迷人的，漂亮的，吸引人的
(especially of something or someone small) pleasant and attractive
They live in a sweet little house. 他们住在一座漂亮的小房子里。
What a sweet baby! 多漂亮的小宝宝啊！
B1 温和的，和蔼的，讨人喜欢的
kind and pleasant
I think Alex is really sweet. 我觉得亚历克斯人真好。
It was sweet of you to help me. 您肯帮我真是太好了。
Idioms
be sweet on someoneidiom old-fashioned informal 深爱，钟情（某人）
to like someone very much in a romantic way
She's still sweet on him after all this time! 过了这么久她仍然深爱着他。
keep someone sweetidiom mainly UK 取悦，讨好（某人）
to try to keep someone satisfied and pleased with you so that you can continue to get what you want
He made a few concessions to keep the shareholders sweet. 他作了一些让步，以此取悦股东。
sweet fanny adamsidiom UK old-fashioned slang (abbreviation sweet FA) 什么也没有，无
nothing
And what does she know about it? Sweet Fanny Adams! 对此她了解些什么？她什么也不知道！
sweet
noun uk/swiːt/ us/swiːt/
A2 [ C ] UK (US candy)糖果
a small piece of sweet food, made of sugar
She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the way. 她买了一包糖果在路上吃。
[ C ] US甜食
any food with a lot of sugar in it
No cake, thanks. I'm trying to avoid sweets. 我不想吃蛋糕，谢谢。我正尝试避免吃甜食。
[ C or U ] UK甜点
sweet food eaten at the end of a meal
There was only one sweet on the menu - chocolate cake with cream. 菜单上只有一种甜点——巧克力奶油蛋糕。
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- a bag of sweets
- Johnny had a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets.
- There's a sweet shop on the other side of the road.
- I'm absolutely full, I really couldn't mange a sweet.
- Throw your sweet wrappers in the bin.
Idiom
my sweetidiom old-fashioned （亲昵的称呼）宝贝儿，亲爱的
a way of talking to someone you love
sweet
exclamation mainly US Australian English informal uk/swiːt/ us/swiːt/
（用来表示对…很高兴或认为很好）好
used to show that you are happy about something or think it is good
"I got free tickets to the gig." "Sweet!" “我有演出的免费票。”“太好了！”