“I have a sweet tooth”可不是“我有一顆甜牙齒”

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have a sweet tooth 愛吃甜食

to like things that taste of sugar

•I have a sweet tooth, so I couldn’t live / without sweets.↘

我很愛吃甜食，所以沒糖的話，我真的活不下去了。

bittersweet 〔情感、記憶或經歷〕苦樂參半的；〔味道或氣味〕甜中帶苦的，又苦又甜的

feelings, memories, or experiences that are bittersweet are happy and sad at the same time or a taste or smell that is bittersweet is both sweet and bitter at the same time

•This photo reminds him↗/ of the bittersweet memories↗of his childhood.↘

這張照片讓他想起了他苦樂參半的童年記憶。

keep sb. sweet 討好某人，巴結某人

to behave in a pleasant friendly way towards someone, because you want them to help you later

•I’m trying to keep Mum sweet / so that she’ll lend me the car.↘

我在討好媽媽，好讓她把車借給我。