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bell pepper,
also UK: sweet pepper n | (vegetable: mild pepper) | SCSimplified Chinese 青椒 qīng jiāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 柿子椒 qīng jiāo，shì zi jiāo |
| | Bell peppers are often used in a salad. |
| | 柿子椒经常用来做沙拉。 |
bell pepper,
also UK: sweet pepper n | (plant: bears peppers) (植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 青椒，柿子椒 qīng jiāo，shì zi jiāo |
| | I planted tomatoes, hot peppers, and bell peppers in my garden last year. |
| | 去年，我在花园里种了番茄、辣椒以及柿子椒。 |
| boiled sweet n | (hard candy) | SCSimplified Chinese 硬糖 yìng táng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 硬糖块 |
candy store (US),
sweet shop (UK) n | (confectioner's shop) | SCSimplified Chinese 糖果屋 táng guǒ wū |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 糖果商店 táng guǒ wū，táng guǒ shāng diàn |
| | I am going to the candy store to buy some chocolate. |
chestnut tree,
sweet chestnut tree n | (sweet chestnut) | SCSimplified Chinese 栗树 lì shù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 板栗树 lì shù，bǎn lì shù |
| | Most of America's chestnut trees died from disease in the 20th century. |
cicely,
sweet cicely n | (white-flowered herb) | SCSimplified Chinese 没药属植物 |
cough drop,
also UK: cough sweet n | often plural (throat lozenge) | SCSimplified Chinese 止咳糖 zhǐ ké táng
TCTraditional Chinese 喉糖 |
| | The cough drops helped to relieve Mac's sore throat. |
| | I prefer cherry-flavored cough drops. |
everlasting pea,
perennial pea,
also UK: everlasting sweet pea,
perennial sweet pea n | (plant) | SCSimplified Chinese 宽叶山黧豆 |
| Home sweet home. expr | (preference for own home) | SCSimplified Chinese 金窝银窝
TCTraditional Chinese 金窩銀窩 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不如自家的草窝 |
| my sweet n | informal (term of affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜心 tián xīn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宝贝 tián xīn，bǎo bèi
TCTraditional Chinese 寶貝 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 心肝 tián xīn，xīn gān |
| | I miss you, my sweet. |
semisweet,
UK: semi-sweet adj | (slightly sweetened) | SCSimplified Chinese 半甜的 bàn tián de
TCTraditional Chinese 半糖的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不太甜的 bàn tián de，bú tài tián de |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | SCSimplified Chinese 短暂而甜蜜 duǎn zàn ér tián mì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简明扼要 duǎn zàn ér tián mì，jiǎn míng è yào |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| sickly sweet adj | figurative (overly sentimental) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜腻腻的，甜得发腻的 tián nì nì de ，tián de fā nì de
TCTraditional Chinese 甜膩膩的 |
| | That movie was so sickly sweet that I had to leave before it finished. |
| sickly sweet adj | (cloying, too sugary) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜腻腻的 tián nì nì de
TCTraditional Chinese 甜膩膩的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 甜得发腻的 tián nì nì de ，tián de fā nì de |
| | Her apple pie was so sickly sweet it made my teeth hurt! The smell of jasmine at night in the tropics is sickly sweet. |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...倾心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 让...爱上自己 |
| sweet as honey adj | (very sugary) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜如蜜的 tián rú mì de
TCTraditional Chinese 甜如蜜的 |
| | These cupcakes are as sweet as honey! |
| sweet as honey adj | figurative (adorable, very cute) | SCSimplified Chinese 可爱的 kě ài de
TCTraditional Chinese 可愛的 |
| | Your innocent face was as sweet as honey the very first time I met you. |
| sweet basil n | (herb) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜罗勒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 紫淑 |
| sweet cherry n | (type of cherry tree) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜樱桃数 |
| sweet cherry n | (fruit of this tree) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜樱桃 |
sweet chestnut,
sweet chestnut tree n | (tree with edible nuts) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜栗，甜栗树 |
| sweet chestnut n | (edible nut) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜栗 |
| sweet chocolate n | (cocoa product with high sugar content) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜巧克力 tián qiǎo kè lì
TCTraditional Chinese 甜巧克力 |
| | Mrs Reese likes to use sweet chocolate in her recipe for cookies. |
sweet corn,
sweetcorn n | (maize) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜玉米 tián yù mǐ |
| | Sweetcorn can be eaten on the cob, or the kernels can be cut off. |
| sweet dish n | (dessert) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜食 tián shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 甜点 tián shí，tián diǎn |
| | Normally we eat sweet dishes after the savoury ones. |
| sweet dreams interj | informal (sleep well) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 好梦 hǎo mèng |
| | Sweet dreams, my love; see you in the morning. |
| | 亲爱的，做个好梦，明早见。 |
sweet flag,
sweet calamus n | (plant: Acorus calamus) | SCSimplified Chinese 菖蒲 |
| sweet nothings npl | (terms of endearment) | SCSimplified Chinese 情话 qíng huà |
| be sweet on [sb] v expr | informal (be romantically interested in [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱上 |
sweet pea,
sweetpea n | (sweet-smelling flowering vine) | SCSimplified Chinese 香豌豆 xiāng wān dòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 麝香豌豆花 xiāng wān dòu，shè xiāng wān dòu huā |
| | Sweet pea blossoms are very fragrant. |
sweet pea,
sweetpea n | informal, figurative (term of affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜心，宝贝 tián xīn，bǎo bèi
TCTraditional Chinese 寶貝 |
| | My little sweet pea kissed me before he went to bed for the night. |
| sweet potato n | (root vegetable) | SCSimplified Chinese 甘薯 gān shǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 甘薯 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 地瓜 gān shǔ，dì guā |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 红薯 gān shǔ，hóng shǔ |
| | Sweet potato pie is a common dish in the cuisine of the American South. |
| | I like sweet potatoes with grated cheese on them. |
| | 红薯派是美国南部地区的一道常见菜色。我喜欢吃加了芝士粉的红薯。 |
| sweet roll | (bun) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜卷面包 |
| sweet seller n | UK ([sb] who sells confectionery) | SCSimplified Chinese 糖果卖家 |
| sweet sixteen n | informal (girl's 16th birthday) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 16岁花季，女孩儿的16岁生日 nǚ hái ér de suì shēng rì |
| sweet sixteen adj | informal (girl: 16 years old) (非正式用语，指女孩儿) | SCSimplified Chinese 16岁的 |
| | Amy was sweet sixteen and had never been kissed. |
sweet spot,
the sweet spot n | figurative, informal (most favorable point) | SCSimplified Chinese 最佳的地方 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最好的位置 |
| | The archer's arrow landed right in the sweet spot. |
sweet spot,
the sweet spot n | figurative, informal (clutch: engagement point) (离合器) | SCSimplified Chinese 最佳咬合点 |
| | It takes practice to find a clutch's sweet spot. |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 甜言蜜語 |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
sweet tempered,
sweet-tempered adj | (mild mannered, good natured) | SCSimplified Chinese 脾气好的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 脾气温和的 |
| sweet tooth n | figurative (fondness for sugary foods) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱吃甜食，喜好甜食 ài chī tián shí，xǐ hǎo tián shí |
| | My little boy has a very sweet tooth: he'll eat anything sugary. |
| | 我儿子喜好甜食，他会吃掉所有含糖的食物。 |
| sweet wine n | (wine with high sugar content) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜酒 tián jiǔ |
| | Sweet wines are usually served with dessert. |
| sweet words npl | (terms of affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 甜言蜜語 |
sweet-and-sour,
sweet and sour adj | (combining salty and sugary flavours) | SCSimplified Chinese 糖醋的 |
| 备注: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Sweet-and-sour pork is a popular dish at Chinese restaurants. |
| sweet-and-sour sauce n | (Oriental sauce of honey and vinegar) | SCSimplified Chinese 酸甜调味汁 suān tián tiáo wèi zhī |
| | Cubes of meat are battered and deep-fried and put in a sweet-and-sour sauce. |
| sweet-natured adj | (pleasant personality) | SCSimplified Chinese 脾气好的 |
| sweet-scented adj | (having a pleasant smell) | SCSimplified Chinese 芳香的，芬芳的 fāng xiāng de，fēn fāng de |
| sweet-smelling adj | (with pleasing scent) | SCSimplified Chinese 芳香的, 香甜的 |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 奉承 fèng cheng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 谄媚 fèng cheng ，chǎn mèi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 用甜言蜜语骗诱 fèng cheng ，yòng tián yán mì yǔ piàn yòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给...说好话 |
| | Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something. |
| sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do by flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 用花言巧语哄...做... |
| | She was unable to sweet-talk her teacher into giving her a better grade. |
| | She batted her eyes at me and then sweet-talked me into buying her a new pair of shoes. |
| sweet-talking adj | (using flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜言蜜语讨好的，巧言哄骗的 |
| take the bitter with the sweet v expr | figurative (accept negative things as part of life) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜和苦一起吞下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 既能享受也能吃苦 |
| | Life isn't always easy; you have to take the bitter with the sweet. |