| 释义 |
sugar /ˈʃʊgə(r)/► SEE ALLa sugar daddysugar/sweeten the pill
●a ˈsugar daddy (informal) an older man who has a much younger woman as a girlfriend and gives her presents, money, etc. 甜心爸爸（在年轻女子身上乱花钱的阔老头）；老色鬼◆When you tell him that he’s a sugar daddy, he gets very angry. He says she isn’t interested in his money, only in him.
要是你说他是个“甜心干爹”，他就会很生气。他说她对他的钱不感兴趣，只喜欢他本人。●sugar/sweeten the ˈpillmake sth unpleasant seem less unpleasant 给药加糖衣；使不愉快的事变得较易接受◆He tried to sweeten the pill by telling her she’d only be in hospital a few days.他想把事情说得和缓一些，就对她说她只须住几天院。 |