sweat

♠ sweat sweat ◙ noun ›› LIQUID ON SKIN 汗水 1. drops of liquid that appear on the surface of your skin when you are hot, ill / sick or afraid • 汗 【SYN】 [u]perspiration :

»beads of sweat

汗珠

»She wiped the sweat from her face.

她擦去脸上的汗水。

»By the end of the match, the sweat was pouring off him.

到比赛结束时,他已经大汗淋漓了。

--› see also sweaty 2. [usually sing.] the state of being covered with sweat • 出汗；流汗；一身汗:

»I woke up in a sweat.

我醒来时浑身是汗。

»She completed the routine without even working up a sweat.

她完成了一套常规动作,连汗都没出。

»He breaks out in a sweat just at the thought of flying.

他一想到飞行,就浑身冒汗。

»He started having night sweats.

他开始夜间盗汗。

--› see also cold sweat ›› HARD WORK 繁重的工作 3. hard work or effort • 繁重的工作；艰苦的劳动；累活儿；艰苦努力: (informal)

»Growing your own vegetables sounds like a lot of sweat.

自己种菜吃,这恐怕很累吧。

»(literary) She achieved success by the sweat of her brow (= by working very hard).

她靠吃苦流汗获得了成功。

›› CLOTHES 衣服 4. sweats [pl.] (informal, especially NAmE) a [u]sweatsuit or sweatpants • 运动服；运动裤:

»I hung around the house all day in my sweats.

我穿着运动服在家里晃荡了一整天。

【IDIOMS】◘ be / get in a ˈsweat (about sth) • to be / become anxious or frightened about sth • (为某事)担心,焦虑,害怕 ◘ break ˈsweat (BrE) (NAmE break a ˈsweat) (informal) • to use a lot of physical effort • 花大力气；苦干:

»He hardly needed to break sweat to reach the final.

他几乎不费劲儿就取得了决赛权。

◘ no ˈsweat • (informal) used to tell sb that sth is not difficult or a problem when they thank you or ask you to do sth • (回答致谢或请求)没什么,小事一桩:

»ˈThanks for everything.ˈ ˈHey, no sweat!ˈ

"谢谢你帮了这么多忙。" "嗨,没什么！"

--› more at blood n. ◙ verb ›› PRODUCE LIQUID ON SKIN / SURFACE 皮肤或表面渗出液体 1. when you sweat, drops of liquid appear on the surface of your skin, for example when you are hot, ill / sick or afraid • 出汗；流汗 【SYN】 perspire : ▪ [V]

»to sweat heavily

汗流浃背

▪ [VN]

»He was sweating buckets (= a lot).

他大汗淋漓。

2. [V] if sth sweats, the liquid that is contained in it appears on its surface • (物体表面)渗出水分,结水珠:

»The cheese was beginning to sweat.

奶酪开始出水了。

›› WORK HARD 努力工作 3. [V] sweat (over sth) to work hard at sth • 艰苦努力；辛苦地干:

»Are you still sweating over that report?

你还在为那篇报道伤脑筋吗？

›› WORRY 担心 4. [V] (informal) to worry or feel anxious about sth • 担心；焦虑；不安:

»They really made me sweat during the interview.

面试过程中,他们的确使我忐忑不安。

›› HEAT FOOD 烹调 5. [VN V] (BrE) if you sweat meat or vegetables or let them sweat, you heat them slowly with a little fat in a pan that is covered with a lid • 焖 ◘ donˈt ˈsweat it • (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb to stop worrying about sth • 别担心；别发愁 ◘ donˈt sweat the ˈsmall stuff • (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb not to worry about small details or unimportant things • 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋 ◘ sweat ˈblood •(informal) to work very hard • 苦干；卖命地工作 --› more at gut n. 【PHR V】◘ ˌsweat sth∽ˈoff • to lose weight by doing a lot of hard exercise to make yourself sweat • 通过排汗减轻体重 ◘ ˌsweat it ˈout (informal) • to be waiting for sth difficult or unpleasant to end, and be feeling anxious about it • 熬过；焦急地等待到最后

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n. 汗

v. (使)出汗