sweeten
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become sweet or sweeter (使某事物)变甜或变得更甜、 芳香、 悦耳、 新鲜、 可爱、 温和等
Fruit sweetens as it ripens. 水果成熟後就好吃了.
I never sweeten my tea. 我喝茶从来不加糖.
sweeten (the air in) a room, eg by opening a window 使房间里空气清新(如开窗).
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (up) (infml 口) make sb more agreeable, eg by offering gifts 使某人更随和(如向其送礼)
I'll sweeten her up a bit by inviting her to the party. 我要邀请她参加聚会好让她随和一些.
3 (idm 习语) sugar/sweeten the pill => pill.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
Those first words were to change my world.
我最先学会的这些单词改变了我的生活天地。
It was beginning to get dark. I think we'd best stay the night here, I said.