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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   sweeten

   • IPA[ˈswētn]

   美式

   • v.
     make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste；make more agreeable or acceptable

   • verb: sweeten, 3rd person present: sweetens, gerund or present participle: sweetening, past tense: sweetened, past participle: sweetened

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste a cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin her smile sweetened 同義詞 make sweet, add sugar to, sugar, sugarcoat, add honey to, ... 更多add sweetener to, freshen, refresh, fresh, purify, deodorize, perfume
   • ▪ make more agreeable or acceptable there is no way to sweeten the statement 同義詞 soften, ease, alleviate, make agreeable, relieve, ... 更多mitigate, make less painful, mellow, temper, cushion, embellish, embroider, dress up
   • ▪ induce (someone) to be well disposed or helpful to oneself I am in the process of sweetening him up 同義詞 mollify, placate, soothe, soften, soften up, ... 更多mellow, pacify, appease, win over

   片語

   • sweeten the pot