1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
同義詞:perspiration, sudor
2. agitation resulting from active worry
同義詞:fret, stew, lather, swither
3. condensation of moisture on a cold surface
4. use of physical or mental energy; hard work
同義詞:effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail
動詞sweat:
1. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
同義詞:sudate, perspire
- 習慣用語
- all of a sweat (=in a sweat) 滿身大汗, 焦急萬分; 非常害怕
- an old sweat [俚]老兵; 老手
- by [in] the sweat of one's brow [face] 額上出著汗, 靠自己的辛勤勞動; 靠自己的血汗
- can not stand the sweat of it 受不了那個辛苦
- in a cold sweat 捏一把冷汗, 提心弔膽地
- It's a sweat. 這是很辛苦的工作; 這是苦差事。
- no sweat [美俚]沒有麻煩, 沒問題, 好辦; 不費力的
- pig sweat [美俚]啤酒; 劣酒
- sweat away at 努力從事
- sweat down [美俚]大大壓縮
- sweat it out 苦熬; [口]忍受下去, 堅持到底(指做不愉快的工作)
- sweat off 因出汗而減輕
- sweat on [俚]依靠, 指望
- sweat out 出一身汗, 把...擺脫掉; 用出汗治感冒