1. 使變甜;加糖于 If you sweeten food or drink, you add sugar, honey, or another sweet substance to it.
sweeten
e.g. He liberally sweetened his coffee... 他往咖啡里加了很多糖。 e.g. The Australians fry their bananas and sweeten them with honey. 澳大利亞人把香蕉炸了，然后再淋上蜂蜜吃。
2. 改善;使更合心意;使更有誘惑力 If you sweeten something such as an offer or a business deal, you try to make someone want it more by improving it or by increasing the amount you are willing to pay.
sweeten的反義詞
e.g. Kalon Group has sweetened its takeover offer for Manders... 卡龍集團已經(jīng)向曼德斯公司開(kāi)出更為優(yōu)厚的收購條件。 e.g. She had been careful to sweeten the deal with a rather generous cash payment. 她一直甚為審慎，想要通過(guò)支付大量現金促成這筆交易。