单词 | sweetener |
释义 | Word family noun sweet sweetener sweetness sweetie adjective sweet verb sweeten adverb sweetly Related topics: Foodsweet·ener /ˈswiːtnə $ -ər/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]DF a substance used to make food or drink taste sweeter 甜味剂 No artificial sweeteners are used in this product. 本产品未使用人造甜味剂。2 [countable] informalPERSUADE something that you give to someone to persuade them to do something, especially to accept a business deal 〔尤指为使某人接受商业交易而给予的〕甜头,笼络物 These tax cuts are just a pre-election sweetener. 这些减税措施只不过是选举前用来笼络人心的东西。Examples from the Corpussweetener• The new airport is an unpopular development but the government has promised £4 million in grants to the local community as a sweetener.• Most "diet" foods are full of artificial sweeteners.• Why are we content to settle for second-rate flavors, fake chocolates, no-fat cheeses, and chemical-tasting artificial sweeteners?• Artificial additives such as colourings, sweeteners and flavour enhancers aren't permitted in baby foods.• But Devenish shareholders get a dividend sweetener.• No oil, dairy products or sweeteners are added so the principle of slow rise will prevail.• Canderel is made with NutraSweet so, unlike some saccharin sweeteners, it doesn't have a bitter aftertaste.• Added to the sweeteners they'd have to pay back, that would mean a deficit of nearly £130m.• That, Eaton thought, was the sweetener that would surely make Rickey sell.From Longman Business Dictionarysweetenersweet‧ener /ˈswiːtnə-ər/ noun [countable]1something used to make an offer, suggestion etc seem more attractiveThe latest response from the government is a reported £20 million sweetener for UK businesses.As a sweetener, managers who retire by Dec. 30 will receive an extra 15% on their pension. → equity sweetener2a BRIBE (=illegal or unfair payment made to someone to persuade them to do something)It had a reputation as a country where every transaction required a sweetener.sweet·ener nounChineseSyllable make Corpus a used Business or to food substance |
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