sweet-talk
vt. 奉承；用花言巧语劝诱
vi. 奉承；用花言巧语劝诱；讲甜言蜜语
英文词源
- sweet-talk (v.)
- Sweet-talk, 1935, from noun phrase; see sweet (adj.) + talk (n.). Earliest usages seem to refer to conversation between black and white in segregated U.S.
"I ain' gonna stay heah no longah. Don' nevah keer, ef I do git cotched--or die. Tha's bettah than to stay heah an' listen to Maw Haney sweet-talk the white folks, whilst they drives us clean to the grave. ..." ["The Crisis," July 1935]
Latin had suaviloquens, literally "sweet-spoken."
实用例句
- 1. There are few things quite as sweet as revenge.
- 几乎没有比复仇更爽的事情了。
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- 2. The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung.
- 谷仓里弥漫着新粪酸甜的气味。
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- 3. Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's.
- 她的声音如少女般柔美悦耳。
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- 4. Our spirits rallied as the bitter-sweet alcohol worked its magic.
- 苦中带甜的酒发挥了奇效，我们的精神随之振奋起来。
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- 5. Add more honey if you have a sweet tooth.
- 如果你喜欢吃甜的就多加点蜂蜜。
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