sweat學測 L3KK [ˈswɛt]/ˈswɛt/
汗水;汗液·流汗;排汗·辛勞;努力(心血)·水珠;凝結水氣·冷汗;驚慌
身兼名詞動詞,義項多易混淆
After running for an hour, his shirt was soaked with sweat.

跑了一小時後,他的襯衫全被汗水浸濕。

同一個字身兼流汗、辛勞、冷汗與玻璃凝水四種畫面,全靠水珠意象串聯。

一個畫面:毛孔滲出水珠

體熱冒汗體溫升高,毛孔滲出水珠
咬牙苦幹拚命出力,換來的成果
表面凝水冷物遇熱氣,結出水珠
心慌冒汗緊張害怕,全身冒冷汗

義項

皮膚冒汗B2noun汗水;汗液
The heat made beads of sweat run down his forehead.
酷熱讓一顆顆汗珠從他的額頭滑落。
soaked with sweat
運動流汗B2verb流汗;排汗
He sweats a lot when he plays basketball in summer.
夏天打籃球時,他流很多汗。
sweat a lot
拚戰辛勞B2noun辛勞;努力(心血)
Her success didn't come from luck; it came from sweat and hard work.
她的成功不是靠運氣,而是靠辛勤與努力。
玻璃凝水B2noun水珠;凝結水氣
The cold glass was covered in sweat on a hot day.
在炎熱的日子,冰涼的玻璃杯上布滿了水珠。
嚇出冷汗B2noun冷汗;驚慌
He broke into a cold sweat when he couldn't find his ticket.
他找不到票時,嚇出一身冷汗。
a cold sweat

片語

no sweat輕鬆搞定 →不費吹灰之力
break a sweat開始流汗 →開始出力流汗
sweat it out苦撐到底 →硬撐著捱過去
a cold sweat驚嚇冷汗 →嚇出一身冷汗

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'The cold glass was covered in sweat on a hot day.' 這句的 sweat 意思最接近?(A) 汗水 (B) 水珠 (C) 辛勞

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(B)

此句 sweat 指冷表面凝結的水珠,非汗水或辛勞義項。

He gave her a ___ smile. (sweat / sweet)

看答案

sweet

sweat 是流汗,sweet 是甜的,拼字只差一個字母。

字族

sweaty 流汗的;濕黏的・sweater 毛衣・sweatshirt 運動衫;棉T

順路看看

perspiresweat 的正式說法,較少口語使用
exhausted汗流浹背後常見的疲累狀態

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