n.

1. 汗，汗水[U]
   There was sweat on his forehead.

   他額頭冒著汗。

2. （在物體表面凝結成的）水珠，水汽[U]
3. 【口】焦急，不安，神經緊張[S]
   We were all in a sweat over the final exam.

   我們都為期末考試焦急不安。

4. 【口】苦差使[S]
   This job's quite a sweat; I'm exhausted already.

   這件工作是個苦差事；我已經精疲力竭了。

vi.

1. 出汗
   They saw his face was white and sweating.

   他們看到他臉色蒼白，並且出著汗。

2. （物體表面）結水珠，附上水汽
   A pitcher of ice water sweats on a hot day.

   盛著冰水的水罐表面在熱天會結水珠。

3. 焦慮，煩惱；懊惱
   We were really sweating as we waited for the results.

   我們在等待結果時真的感到非常焦急。

4. 辛苦工作[（+away）]
   He sweated over his written reports.

   他埋頭撰寫書面報告。

vt.

1. 使出汗；出汗弄濕
   He sweated his horse by riding him too hard.

   他拼命策馬前行，馬都出汗了。

2. （使）滲出，（使）流出；榨出
3. 使幹苦活
   The employer sweated his workers.

   僱主讓他的工人死命幹活。

4. 藉出汗減輕（體重）[（+off/away）]
   He goes to the gymnasium every afternoon to sweat off some weight.

   他每天下午去健身房以減輕一點體重。

5. 【口】從……身上榨取，剝削
   Fabulous profits were sweated out of these foreign workers.

   從外籍工人身上搾取驚人的利潤。

6. 【口】吃力地對付；焦急地期待[（+out）]
   He sweated out his composition in two hours.

   他花了兩個小時費力地寫完了作文。

n.

1. moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, especially as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, or anxiety.
2. informal hard work; laborious effort.
   ▸a state of anxiety or distress.
3. (sweats) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a sweatsuit or sweatpants.

v.

1. exude sweat.
   ▸ (sweat something out/off) get rid of something by exuding sweat.
2. exert a great deal of strenuous effort.
   ▸be in a state of extreme anxiety.
   ▸N. Amer. informal worry about.
3. (of a substance) exude moisture.
4. cook (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat.
5. subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron.