The flashcard defines "sweat" in English and Chinese, covering its meanings as a noun (sweat, perspiration) and a verb (to perspire, to work hard). It also includes various phrases and idiomatic expressions involving the word.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]汗;汗水;汗液Sweat is the salty colourless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, ill, or afraid.
Both horse and rider were dripping with sweat within five minutes...
没过五分钟,马和骑手都大汗淋漓。
He wiped the sweat off his face and looked around...
他擦了擦脸上的汗水并四处张望。
Her sweat-stained clothing clung to her body.
她那被汗水浸透的衣服黏在身上。
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[VERB 动词]出汗;流汗;发汗 When you sweat, sweat comes through your skin.
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Already they were sweating as the sun beat down upon them.
在阳光的强烈照射下他们已经汗流浃背。
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...symptoms such as sweating, irritability, anxiety and depression.
发汗、烦躁、焦虑和抑郁等症状
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]满身大汗 If someone is in a sweat, they are sweating a lot.
Every morning I would break out in a sweat...
每天早上我都会出一身汗。
Cool down very gradually after working up a sweat...
大量出汗后要慢慢降温。
I really don't feel a bit sick, no night sweats, no fevers.
我真的感觉一点毛病也没有,没盗汗也不发热。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]同 sweatsuit 或 sweatpantsSweats are the same as a sweatsuit or sweatpants .
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]冒冷汗,出冷汗(指感到害怕或难堪) If someone is in a cold sweat or in a sweat, they feel frightened or embarrassed.
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The very thought brought me out in a cold sweat.
一想到这我就一身冷汗。
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[PHRASE 短语]焦急地等待 If someone sweats it out, they wait anxiously for a situation to improve or be resolved, because they cannot do anything about it.
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The islanders can do little but sweat it out, wondering whether they will be forced to go and seek a new life elsewhere.
岛民不知道自己是否要被迫去往他处另谋生路,但却无能为力,只好干等。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]没什么;小事一桩 If a person says no sweat when you ask them about something or ask them to do something, they mean that it is not a problem or that it can be done quickly or easily.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
'Many thanks.' — 'No sweat. Anything else?'...
“非常感谢。”——“没什么,还需要别的吗?”
No-one minds that she's a woman, that's no sweat at all.
没有人在意她是个女人,这完全没有关系。
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blood, sweat, and tears→see:
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sweat★/swet; NAmEswet/
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sweatsweatssweatedsweatingnoun★liquid on skin 汗水1★[uncountable ]drops of liquid that appear on the surface of your skin when you are hot, ill/sick or afraid 汗SYN
perspiration
◆beads of sweat汗珠◆She wiped the sweat from her face.她擦去脸上的汗水。◆By the end of the match, the sweat was pouring off him.到比赛结束时,他已经大汗淋漓了。☞see also
sweaty
2★[usually singular ]the state of being covered with sweat出汗;流汗;一身汗◆I woke up in a sweat.我醒来时浑身是汗。◆She completed the routine without even working up a sweat.她完成了一套常规动作,连一滴汗都没出。◆He breaks out in a sweatjust at the thought of flying. 他一想到飞行,就浑身冒汗。◆He started having night sweats.他开始夜间盗汗。☞see also
cold sweat
hard work 繁重的工作3[uncountable ]hard work or effort 繁重的工作;艰苦的劳动;累活儿;艰苦努力◆( informal) Growing your own vegetables sounds like a lot of sweat. 自己种菜吃,这恐怕很累吧。◆( literary) She achieved success by the sweat of her brow(= by working very hard).她靠吃苦流汗获得了成功。clothes 衣服4sweats[plural ]( informal) ( especially NAmE) a sweatsuitor sweatpants运动服;运动裤◆I hung around the house all day in my sweats.我穿着运动服在家里晃荡了一整天。IDIOMSbe/get in a ˈsweat (about sth)to be/become anxious or frightened about sth (为某事)担心,焦虑,害怕break ˈsweat( BrE) (NAmEbreak a ˈsweat)( informal) to use a lot of physical effort 花大力气;苦干◆He hardly needed to break sweat to reach the final.他几乎不费劲儿就取得了决赛权。no ˈsweat( informal) used to tell sb that sth is not difficult or a problem when they thank you or ask you to do sth (回答致谢或请求)没什么,小事一桩◆‘Thanks for everything.’ ‘Hey, no sweat!’“谢谢你帮了这么多忙。”“嗐,没什么!”☞more at
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n.verb★produce liquid on skin/surface 出汗;渗出液体1★[intransitive , transitive ]when you sweat,drops of liquid appear on the surface of your skin, for example when you are hot, ill/sick or afraid 出汗;流汗SYN
perspire
◆to sweat heavily汗流浃背sweatsth ◆He was sweating buckets(= a lot).他大汗淋漓。2[intransitive ]if sth sweats,the liquid that is contained in it appears on its surface (物体表面)渗出水分,结水珠◆The cheese was beginning to sweat.奶酪开始出水了。work hard 努力工作3[intransitive ]sweat(over sth) to work hard at sth 艰苦努力;辛苦地干◆Are you still sweating over that report?你还在为那篇报道伤脑筋吗?worry 担心4[intransitive ]( informal) to worry or feel anxious about sth 担心;焦虑;不安◆They really made me sweat during the interview.面试过程中,他们的确使我忐忑不安。heat food 烹调5[transitive , intransitive ]sweat(sth) ( BrE) if you sweatmeat or vegetables or let them sweat,you heat them slowly with a little fat in a pan that is covered with a lid 焖IDIOMSdon't ˈsweat it( NAmE) ( informal) used to tell sb to stop worrying about sth 别担心;别发愁don't sweat the ˈsmall stuff( NAmE) ( informal) used to tell sb not to worry about small details or unimportant things 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋sweat ˈblood( informal) to work very hard 苦干;卖命地工作☞more at
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n.PHRASAL VERBSˌsweat sth↔ˈoffto lose weight by doing a lot of hard exercise to make yourself sweat通过排汗减轻体重ˌsweat it ˈout( informal) to be waiting for sth difficult or unpleasant to end, and be feeling anxious about it 熬过;焦急地等待到最后sweat/swet; NAmEswet/
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1liquid from skin [intransitive, transitive] to have drops of salty liquid coming out through your skin because you are hot, ill, frightened, or doing exerciseSYN perspire: I was sweating a lot despite the air conditioning.sweat heavily/profusely (=sweat a lot) Within minutes she was sweating profusely.sweat like a pig/sweat buckets informal (=sweat a lot) basketball players sweating buckets2work [intransitive, transitive] informal to work hard: They sweated and saved for ten years to buy a house.sweat over He’d sweated over the plans for six months.sweat blood/sweat your guts out (=work very hard) I sweated blood to get that report finished. We’ve been sweating our guts out here!3worry [intransitive, transitive] informal to be anxious, nervous, or worried about something: Let them sweat a bit before you tell them.sweat bullets American English (=be very anxious) Workers are sweating bullets over the possibility of job losses.4don’t sweat it American English spoken used to tell someone not to worry about something: Don’t sweat it, I’ll lend you the money.5don’t sweat the small stuff American English spoken used to tell someone not to worry about unimportant things6produce liquid [intransitive] if something such as cheese sweats, fat from inside appears on its surface7cook [transitive] British English to heat food gently in a little water or fat: Sweat the vegetables until the juices run out.sweat off phrasal verbto lose weight by sweating a lotsweat out phrasal verb1to wait anxiously for news that is very important to you: Charles is sweating it out while the coach decides which players he’s taking to the Olympics.2American English to work very hard on something, especially something difficult: kids sweating out a test3to do hard physical exercise: They were sweating it out in the gym.4to get rid of an illness by making yourself sweat a lot
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1liquid on skin [singular, uncountable] drops of salty liquid that come out through your skin when you are hot, frightened, ill, or doing exerciseSYN perspiration: Ian came off the squash court dripping with sweat.Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.Sweat poured down his face.2[countable] the condition of sweating: Symptoms include fatigue and night sweats.work up a sweat (=do physical exercise or hard work that makes you sweat)3a (cold) sweat a state of nervousness or fear, especially one in which you are sweatingin/into a (cold) sweat I woke up from the nightmare in a cold sweat. Don’t get into such a sweat about it! It’s only a test.4break into a sweat/break out in a sweata)to start sweatingb)to become very nervous or frightened: Drops in stock market prices have investors breaking out into a sweat.5break sweat British English, break a sweat American English to start sweating because you are making an effort: Karen was on the exercise bikes, just beginning to break a sweat.6no sweat spoken used to say that you can do something easily: ‘Are you sure you can do it on time?’ ‘Yeah, no sweat!’7sweats [plural] American English informala)clothes made of thick soft cotton, worn especially for sportSYN sweatsuitb)trousers of this typeSYN sweat pants8work [singular] old-fashioned hard work, especially when it is boring or unpleasant9the sweat of somebody’s brow literary the hard effort that someone has made in their workCOLLOCATIONSverbsbe dripping with sweat· After two hours' climbing, their bodies were dripping with sweat.be drenched/soaked with sweat (=be covered in a lot of sweat)· His shirt was drenched with sweat.sweat runs/pours somewhere· My hand was shaking and sweat was pouring off my forehead.sweat trickles somewhere (=flows slowly)· I could feel the sweat trickling down my back.glisten with sweat (=be wet and shiny with sweat)· His chest glistened with sweat.phrasesbeads of sweat (=drops of sweat)· There were beads of sweat on his forehead.a trickle of sweat (=sweat that is flowing somewhere)· A trickle of sweat ran down my neck.be wet/damp with sweat· She had been exercising and her hair was damp with sweat.sweat stands out on somebody's forehead (=there are drops of sweat on someone's forehead)· Sweat stood out on Ian's forehead.wipe the sweat from your brow/forehead· He wiped the sweat from his brow and carried on digging.adjectivesstale sweat· The room smelt of stale sweat.
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[swet]sweated, sweating, sweats
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sweated[551] sweating[5068] sweats[1171]
汗水(91%),焦急(8%),繁重工作(1%)
n.汗;水珠;焦急;苦差使
vt.使出汗;流出;使干苦活;剥削;藉出汗减轻;焦急地期待
vi.出汗;辛苦工作;懊恼;结水珠
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