English Dictionary

sweet

/swiːt/

adj

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. / Having a taste of sugar. / (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar. / Not having a salty taste.

The cake was incredibly sweet.

意味（1）

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

a sweet apple

意味（2）

Having a taste of sugar.

A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for sour. Sugars get received as sweet. Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades.

意味（3）

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.

Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

意味（4）

Not having a salty taste.

sweet butter

意味（5）

Having a pleasant smell.

a sweet scent

意味（6）

Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

sweet milk

意味（7）

Having a pleasant sound.

a sweet tune

意味（8）

Having a pleasing disposition.

a sweet child

意味（9）

Having a helpful disposition.

It was sweet of him to help out.

意味（10）

(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

sweet gas

意味（11）

(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.

The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

意味（12）

(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.

Visit in two days though, said Tommo. Hang in there mate, got a joey coming, we'll be sweet then.

意味（13）

(informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.

The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

意味（14）

Fresh; not salt or brackish.

sweet water

意味（15）

(of soil, UK, dated) Alkaline.

意味（16）

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

a sweet face

意味（17）

An intensifier.

For someone who hadn't seen her only sister in over twenty years, Alice sure took her sweet time.