sweat2 ●●○ noun 1 liquid on skin 皮肤上的液体 [singular, uncountableU]SWEAT drops of salty liquid that come out through your skin when you are hot, frightened, ill, or doing exercise 汗,汗水,汗液 SYN perspiration Ian came off the squash court dripping with sweat. 伊恩大汗淋漓地离开壁球场。
Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. 他的额头上冒出了汗珠。
Sweat poured down his face. 他满头大汗。
2 [countableC] the condition of sweating 出汗,流汗 Symptoms include fatigue and night sweats. 症状包括疲倦和盗汗。
work up a sweat (=do physical exercise or hard work that makes you sweat) 因锻炼[辛苦工作]而流汗
3 a (cold) sweat NERVOUSFRIGHTENEDa state of nervousness or fear, especially one in which you are sweating 〔由于精神紧张或害怕而出的〕一身(冷)汗in/into a (cold) sweat I woke up from the nightmare in a cold sweat. 我从噩梦中惊醒,出了一身冷汗。
Don’t get into such a sweat about it! It’s only a test. 不用这么紧张!这不过是一个测验。
4 break into a sweat/break out in a sweat b) to become very nervous or frightened 非常紧张;非常害怕 Drops in stock market prices have investors breaking out into a sweat. 股市大跌使投资者陷入恐慌。
break into a sweat/break out in a sweat• He was very weak and his body trembled and broke into sweats whenever he tried to sleep.• Even on a cold day, the old man could break into a sweat if he got beyond a full minute.• He broke into a sweat, began to tremble, and then asked if we could leave.• I began to break into a sweat.• I noted the Handbook clearly stated that you were not to expect the police to break into a sweat over your losses. 5 break sweat British EnglishBrE, break a sweat American EnglishAmE to start sweating because you are making an effort 〔因用力而〕开始流汗 Karen was on the exercise bikes, just beginning to break a sweat. 卡伦在骑健身单车,刚开始出汗。
6 no sweat spokenEASY used to say that you can do something easily 一点也不难,毫不费力 ‘Are you sure you can do it on time?’ ‘Yeah, no sweat!’ “你有把握按时完成吗?” “嗯,没问题!”
no sweat• One man's conflict may be water which flows unceremoniously off another's back; no sweat, no hassle.• The driver was good, no sweat.• No headsets, no hat, no sweat.• White men no sweat pure, too many clothe.• Well, she could answer that one straight off, no sweat!• Drink enough of it, you can juggle with snakes, no sweat.• "I'll finish this by tomorrow, no sweat."• It was no sweat because everyone stood on the chairs and danced anyway.• Characteristically the skin is dry and hot with no sweat. 7 sweats [plural] American EnglishAmE informal 8. work 工作 [singular] old-fashionedWORK HARD hard work, especially when it is boring or unpleasant 〔尤指枯燥或不愉快的〕艰苦工作,累活 9. the sweat of somebody’s brow literaryWORK HARD the hard effort that someone has made in their work 艰苦,艰辛the sweat of somebody’s brow• Bread is a symbol of our work, because of the bread we earn by the sweat of our brow.• No need to toil in the sweat of one's brow to support it! n COLLOCATIONSverbsbe dripping with sweatAfter two hours' climbing, their bodies were dripping with sweat.
be drenched/soaked with sweat (=be covered in a lot of sweat)His shirt was drenched with sweat.
sweat runs/pours somewhereMy hand was shaking and sweat was pouring off my forehead.
sweat trickles somewhere (=flows slowly)I could feel the sweat trickling down my back.
glisten with sweat (=be wet and shiny with sweat)His chest glistened with sweat.
phrasesbeads of sweat (=drops of sweat)There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
a trickle of sweat (=sweat that is flowing somewhere)A trickle of sweat ran down my neck.
be wet/damp with sweatShe had been exercising and her hair was damp with sweat.
sweat stands out on somebody's forehead (=there are drops of sweat on someone's forehead)Sweat stood out on Ian's forehead.
wipe the sweat from your brow/foreheadHe wiped the sweat from his brow and carried on digging.
adjectivesstale sweatThe room smelt of stale sweat.