单词 | sweet talk |
释义 | sweet talkSEE SYNONYMS FOR sweet talk ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.cajolery; soft soap. Origin of sweet talkFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby sweet talksweet shrub, sweetsop, sweet sorghum, sweet spirit of nitre, sweet spot, sweet talk, sweet-tempered, sweet tooth, sweetveld, sweet vernal grass, sweet viburnum Definition for sweet talk (2 of 2)sweet-talk [ sweet-tawk ] / ˈswitˌtɔk / verb (used without object)to use cajoling words. verb (used with object)to use cajoling words on in order to persuade; soft-soap: They tried to sweet-talk the boss into giving them raises. Origin of sweet-talkFirst recorded in 1925–30 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sweet talksweet-talk / informal / verbto coax, flatter, or cajole (someone) noun sweet talkcajolery; coaxing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sweet talksweet talk Flattery, cajolery, as in She uses sweet talk to get her way. [First half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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