
sweat
词源
源自古英语 swāt,与古高地德语 sweiz和拉丁语 sudor同源,原始印欧语词根*sweyd-(出汗)。
noun
❶ 汗液,指人体通过皮肤排出的液体,通常因运动、炎热或紧张而产生。
“After running for 30 minutes, his shirt was wet with sweat.”
(跑了30分钟后,他的衬衫被汗水浸湿了。)
“She wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.”
(她用毛巾擦去额头上的汗水。)
❶ 辛苦劳动或努力,常用于比喻付出大量精力或体力。
“This project is the result of years of sweat and hard work.”
(这个项目是多年辛劳和努力的结果。)
“He earned his success through blood, sweat, and tears.”
(他通过血汗和泪水赢得了成功。)
verb
❶ 出汗,指身体因热、运动或紧张而分泌汗液的过程。
“I sweat a lot when I exercise in the summer.”
(夏天运动时我出汗很多。)
“The athletes were sweating profusely after the marathon.”
(马拉松结束后,运动员们大汗淋漓。)
❶ 努力工作或担忧,常用于非正式场合表示付出努力或感到焦虑。
“She sweated over her thesis for months.”
(她为论文辛苦工作了几个月。)
“Don't sweat the small stuff—focus on what's important.”
(别为小事烦恼——专注于重要的事情。)
常见短语
break a sweat — 字面意思是出汗,引申为开始努力或付出体力。
“He didn't even break a sweat during the easy workout.”
(在轻松的训练中,他甚至没有出汗。)
sweat it out — 坚持完成困难或不舒服的事情,通常指通过努力克服困难。
“We just have to sweat it out until the job is done.”
(我们只能坚持下去,直到工作完成。)
no sweat — 非正式表达,表示某事很容易或没问题,常用于回应请求或保证。
“Can you help me move this table? No sweat!”
(你能帮我搬这张桌子吗?没问题!)