sweet /swiːt/► SEE ALLdo sth in your own sweet time/wayhave a sweet toothkeep sb sweetshe’s sweetsweet FAsweet nothingsthe sweet smell of successhome sweet homebe short and sweet ●do sth in your ˌown sweet ˈtime/ˈway (informal) do sth how and when you want to, even though this might annoy other people听凭自己的意愿做某事；随心所欲；为所欲为◆I tried to give her some advice but she just went on in her own sweet way. 我想给她提点建议，可是她依旧我行我素。◆It’s no use trying to hurry him. He’ll do it in his own sweet time. 催促他没有用，他还是想什么时候做就什么时候做。●have a sweet ˈtoothlike to eat sweet things爱吃甜食◆I’ve got a sweet tooth, so I’d find it difficult to give up sugar in my tea. 我好吃甜食，喝茶的时候总想放糖。●keep sb ˈsweet (informal) be pleasant and nice to sb, so that they will treat you well讨好某人；巴结；套近乎◆I have to keep my mother sweet because I want to borrow the car. 我不得不跟我妈套近乎，因为我想跟她借车。●she’s ˈsweet (AustralE, NZE, informal) everything is all right一切都好◆‘Sorry mate.’ ‘Nah, she’s sweet mate, no need to apologize.’ “对不起，老兄。”“不用的，没什么问题，没必要道歉。”●sweet FˈA ( less frequentsweet Fanny ˈAdams) (BrE, informal) nothing; nothing important什么都没有；一点都没有；没什么大事◆‘What happened while I was away?’ ‘Sweet FA.’ “我不在的时候发生什么事了吗？”“没什么事。”●sweet ˈnothings (informal, usuallyhumorous) pleasant but unimportant words said by lovers绵绵情话◆He was whispering sweet nothings in her ear. 他向她低诉喁喁情话。●the sweet smell of sucˈcess (informal) the pleasant feeling of being successful成功的喜悦●home sweet ˈhome (oftenironic) used to say how pleasant your home is (especially when you really mean that it is not pleasant at all)这个家真可爱（尤指家一点也不可爱温馨时说的反话）●be ˌshort and ˈsweet (informal) last for a short time, but still be good or pleasant; be good because it is short短暂愉快；简明扼要◆The patient is very tired, so make your visit short and sweet.病人很累了，你们探视时间要适可而止。◆The chairman promised to make the introduction short and sweet.主席保证说只简短地作个介绍。