sweats; sweat or sweated; sweating
sweats; sweat or sweated; sweating
Learner's definition of SWEAT
1
[no object] : to produce a clear liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous出汗;流汗 -
He sweats a lot when he exercises.他锻炼的时候出汗很多。
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The dancers were sweating [=(more formally) perspiring] profusely.舞蹈演员们大汗淋漓。
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(informal) He was sweating like a pig. [=sweating a lot]他汗流浃背。
2
[no object] informal : to work very hard辛劳;卖力工作 —
often + over 3 informal
a : to feel worried or nervous about something担心;紧张 [no object]
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often + over [+ object]
b [no object] : to go through an experience that causes a lot of emotional stress or worry担心;焦虑 —
usually + through c [+ object] US : to worry or be nervous about (something)对…感到担心(或紧张) 4
[no object] : to produce small drops of liquid on the surface(在表面)渗出水分,凝结水珠 5
[+ object] chiefly British : to cook (something) slowly in a covered pan with a little fat焖
sweat bullets
US, informal
: to be very nervous or worried非常紧张(或不安)
sweat off
[phrasal verb] sweat off (something) or sweat (something) off
: to lose (an amount of weight) by sweating (especially by exercising a lot)因出汗(尤指通过大量锻炼)体重减少
sweat out
[phrasal verb] 1 sweat out (something) or sweat (something) out informal
: to wait nervously until the end of (something)紧张地等到最后 2 US
a : to work hard at (something)(在…上)努力;拼命做 b : to get or achieve (something, such as a victory) by working very hard靠努力取胜 3
: to end (an illness) by exercising and sweating(通过锻炼和排汗)治愈 2 sweat /ˈswɛt/ noun
Learner's definition of SWEAT
1
[noncount] : the clear liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot or nervous : perspiration汗;汗水 -
We were drenched/bathed in sweat after the workout.训练后我们都大汗淋漓。
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The runners were dripping with sweat.那些跑步者挥汗如雨。
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Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.她的额头上沁满了汗珠。
2
[count] : the state or condition of someone who is sweating出汗 —
usually singular通常用单数 -
After a few minutes of exercise, we had worked up a sweat. [=we were sweating]训练几分钟后,我们都出汗了。
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I broke into a sweat as I struggled up the hill. = I broke out in a sweat as I struggled up the hill. [=I began to sweat as I struggled up the hill]我费劲地朝山上爬,出了一身汗。
— see also cold sweat 3
[noncount] : hard work艰苦的劳动 4
[noncount] : moisture that forms in drops on a surface水珠;凝水
break a sweat
(US) or British break sweat
: to begin to sweat开始出汗 —
often used figuratively to say that something is not hard for someone to do常用作比喻,表示某事对某人来讲并不难。
by the sweat of your brow
: by doing hard, physical work靠辛苦劳动
in a sweat
informal
: very nervous or worried about something对…感到紧张(或担心)
no sweat
informal
: with little or no difficulty : easily毫不费力;轻松地 -
I can do that no sweat.我可以很轻松地做那事。
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“Can you move that big board for me?” “Sure, no sweat.”“你能帮我把那块大木板移开吗?”“行,没问题。”
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“Thanks a lot for your help.” “No sweat.” [=helping was not difficult and I was glad to do it]“谢谢你帮忙。”“小事一桩。”