英语词汇“sweetening”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

sweeten the pill

To make something bad, unpleasant, or dissatisfactory easier to cope with, endure, or accept. The bosses are giving everyone an extra 10% bonus this Christmas, but I suspect it's a way of sweetening the pill that there will be massive pay cuts in January. I have to tell my mom about wrecking her car, but I need to find a way to sweeten the pill first.

sweeten (up) the pot

To make something more enticing, alluring, or attractive, especially from a financial perspective. He was still unsure whether he wanted the job, so the company offered to sweeten the pot with an excellent pension plan. Don't be afraid to sweeten the pot with a little bit of pocket money if your kids are really unwilling to do chores.

sweeten (up) the deal

To make something more enticing, alluring, or attractive, especially from a financial perspective. He was still unsure whether he wanted the job, so the company offered to sweeten the deal with an excellent pension plan. Don't be afraid to sweeten the deal with a little bit of pocket money if your kids are really unwilling to do chores.

sweeten (up) the kitty

To make something more enticing, alluring, or attractive, especially from a financial perspective. He was still unsure whether he wanted the job, so the company offered to sweeten the kitty with an excellent pension plan. Don't be afraid to sweeten the kitty with a little bit of pocket money if your kids are really unwilling to do chores.

sweeten up

1. Literally, to make something taste sweeter. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweeten" and "up." I like to use honey to sweeten up my tea. Just use a dash of sugar to cut through the acidity of the tomatoes in the sauce, but not so much that you end up sweetening it up.

2. To make something more pleasant, appealing, or enticing, especially from a financial perspective. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweeten" and "up." I really don't want to look after Tommy this weekend, but buying me that video game I've been asking for would really sweeten up the deal. Desperate to close the sale, the owners tried to sweeten it up by offering to knock $10,000 off the price of the house.

3. To cause someone to be more pleasant, amiable, or magnanimous. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweeten" and "up." I thought moving to Florida would sweeten up my cranky old uncle, but he's still as cantankerous as ever. He tried to sweeten her up with an expensive gift, but she still wouldn't give him the time of day.

sweeten someone up

to make someone more pleasant. I had hoped that a week in the Caribbean would sweeten him up. The trip sweetened him up, but not for long.

sweeten something up

to make something taste sweeter. Where is the sugar? I need to sweeten this up a little. A little sugar will sweeten up the coffee.

sweeten up

1. To make something sweet or sweeter: The recipe instructs to sweeten up the sauce with a tablespoon of sugar. I usually add some honey to my tea to sweeten it up.

2. To make some offer more appealing: The phone company sweetened up their deal by throwing in a free phone. If you're still unimpressed with our proposal, we can sweeten it up with a great benefits package.

词汇	sweetening
释义	sweeten the pill To make something bad, unpleasant, or dissatisfactory easier to cope with, endure, or accept. The bosses are giving everyone an extra 10% bonus this Christmas, but I suspect it's a way of sweetening the pill that there will be massive pay cuts in January. I have to tell my mom about wrecking her car, but I need to find a way to sweeten the pill first. sweeten (up) the pot To make something more enticing, alluring, or attractive, especially from a financial perspective. He was still unsure whether he wanted the job, so the company offered to sweeten the pot with an excellent pension plan. Don't be afraid to sweeten the pot with a little bit of pocket money if your kids are really unwilling to do chores. sweeten (up) the deal To make something more enticing, alluring, or attractive, especially from a financial perspective. He was still unsure whether he wanted the job, so the company offered to sweeten the deal with an excellent pension plan. Don't be afraid to sweeten the deal with a little bit of pocket money if your kids are really unwilling to do chores. sweeten (up) the kitty To make something more enticing, alluring, or attractive, especially from a financial perspective. He was still unsure whether he wanted the job, so the company offered to sweeten the kitty with an excellent pension plan. Don't be afraid to sweeten the kitty with a little bit of pocket money if your kids are really unwilling to do chores. sweeten up 1. Literally, to make something taste sweeter. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweeten" and "up." I like to use honey to sweeten up my tea. Just use a dash of sugar to cut through the acidity of the tomatoes in the sauce, but not so much that you end up sweetening it up. 2. To make something more pleasant, appealing, or enticing, especially from a financial perspective. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweeten" and "up." I really don't want to look after Tommy this weekend, but buying me that video game I've been asking for would really sweeten up the deal. Desperate to close the sale, the owners tried to sweeten it up by offering to knock $10,000 off the price of the house. 3. To cause someone to be more pleasant, amiable, or magnanimous. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sweeten" and "up." I thought moving to Florida would sweeten up my cranky old uncle, but he's still as cantankerous as ever. He tried to sweeten her up with an expensive gift, but she still wouldn't give him the time of day. sweeten someone up to make someone more pleasant. I had hoped that a week in the Caribbean would sweeten him up. The trip sweetened him up, but not for long. sweeten something up to make something taste sweeter. Where is the sugar? I need to sweeten this up a little. A little sugar will sweeten up the coffee. sweeten up v. 1. To make something sweet or sweeter: The recipe instructs to sweeten up the sauce with a tablespoon of sugar. I usually add some honey to my tea to sweeten it up. 2. To make some offer more appealing: The phone company sweetened up their deal by throwing in a free phone. If you're still unimpressed with our proposal, we can sweeten it up with a great benefits package.
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