sweat
n
1 [U] natural moisture which comes through the skin when one is hot, ill, afraid, working hard, etc 汗
wipe the sweat from one's forehead 擦去額頭上的汗水
a vest damp with sweat 浸透了汗水的背心
(fig 比喻) They built it with the sweat of their brow, ie by working hard. 他們辛辛苦苦地把它建成了.
2 a sweat [sing]
state of sweating or being covered with sweat 出汗; 流汗; 滿身大汗
be in/break out in a sweat 出[發]汗
work up a good sweat by running 跑出一身汗
They say a good sweat will cure a cold. 據說好好發一身汗就能治好感冒.
3 [U] moisture that forms on any surface, eg by condensation (因冷凝作用等而形成於物體表面的)水汽, 水珠.
4 (fig infml 比喻, 口)
(a) [U] hard work or effort 艱苦的工作或努力
Making your own beer? It's not worth the sweat! 你自己釀啤酒嗎? 不值得費那個勁!
(b) a sweat [sing]
task, etc needing much effort 艱巨的任務等
Climbing all these stairs is a real sweat. 登上所有這些樓梯可真費力氣.
5 (idm 習語) all of a `sweat (infml 口)
(a) wet with sweat 一身大汗.
(b) anxious or frightened 焦急的; 害怕的
I was all of a sweat before the exam. 我臨考前急得不得了. no `sweat (infml 口) (used as a way of saying that sth will not be difficult or inconvenient 用作表示某事物并無困難或不便的用語)
`I'm sorry to give you so much extra work.' `No sweat!' ie It doesn't bother me. `很抱歉, 給你增加了這麼多的工作.'`沒什麼!' sweat, v
1 [I] produce sweat, eg when hot, ill, afraid, or working hard 出汗; 流汗; 發汗
sweating heavily, profusely, etc 流很多汗、 出大汗
The long climb made us sweat. 我們攀登了很長距離, 已大汗淋漓了.
2 [I] (fig infml 比喻, 口) be in a state of great anxiety 處於焦急萬分的狀態
They all want to know my decision but I think I'll let them sweat a little, ie by not telling them yet. 他們全都想知道我做出的決定, 但我想先讓他們 一陣子急(先不告訴他們).
3 [I, Ipr] ~ (over sth) work hard 辛苦工作
I really sweated over my last essay. 我寫上一篇文章可費了勁了.
4 [Tn] (Brit) heat (meat, vegetables, etc) in a pan with fat or water, in order to extract the juices 將(肉、 蔬菜等)加熱(熬出汁液).
5 (idm 習語) slog/sweat one's guts out => gut. sweat `blood (infml 口)
(a) work very hard 拼命工作.
(b) be very afraid or worried 極害怕或擔心
I sweated blood for a while thinking I'd broken the TV. 我想到自己弄壞了電視機, 十分 急.
6 (phr v) sweat sth off lose (weight) through strenuous exercise (通過努力鍛煉)減輕(體重)
I sweated off ten pounds in a week by playing squash every day. 我每天打壁球, 一個星期體重減輕了十磅. sweat sth out cure (a cold, fever, etc) by sweating 用發汗的辦法醫治(感冒、 發燒等). sweat it out (infml 口) wait uncomfortably for sth to happen or end 不安地等待某事物發生或結束
There was nothing more we could do, so we just had to sit and sweat it out until the result was announced. 我們無能為力, 只好不安地坐 等候宣布結果.
?? 考研助記
把糖果(sw)吃掉(eat)就會 出汗 s(salt)+weat(water):鹽水-咸水- 汗水
?? 擴展釋義
*[swet]n. 汗, 汗水, 水珠, 焦急vi. 出汗, 滲出, 冒出水氣, 結水珠, 煩惱, 懊惱vt. 使出汗, 流出, 榨出, 使汗流浹背【醫】 汗【經】 榨取(工人等的)血汗相關詞組: sweat it out sweat out all of a sweat be wet with sweat by the sweat of one's brow by the sweat of one's face in a sweat no sweat
?? 同詞根單詞
switchn. 開關;轉換,轉換器;軟鞭子;[信]接線臺;
vt.& vi. 轉變,改變;轉換;關閉電流;鞭打;
vt. 轉換;揮動(棍棒、鞭子等);迅速轉動;鞭打;
vi. 交換;調換;
sweepvt. 打掃,清理;掃除;徹底搜索;掠過;
vi. 打掃;掃過;蜿蜒;大范圍伸展;
n. 打掃;延伸;揮動;全勝;
swiftadj. 迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的;突然發生的;
n. 雨燕;環球金融同業電訊會;[人]斯威夫特,《格利佛游記》作者;
adv. 迅速地,敏捷地;