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sweat

UK //swet//US //swet//

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。)

同义词:perspiration, moisture, effort, toil

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。)

同义词:perspire, labor, worry, fret

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!)