sweeten the pot
基本解释
- 增加有利條件;增加利誘成本;增加賭注,冒更大的險
英汉例句
- It can sweeten the pot only at the beckoning of the LSE's board, or if a new bidder emerges.
除非它得到倫敦証交所董事會的支持,或者出現一家新的收購方,它才有可能繼續加大賭注。 - In the end, European leaders may have to sweeten the pot for Greece to make this vote go away.
要想取消這場公投,歐洲領導人可能最終將不得不冒險給希臘一個更好的方案。 - Similarly, an executive can create a warmer atmosphere by unilaterally giving away some corporate candy early in the talk to sweeten the pot.
類似地,一個縂裁可以通過在談話之前單方麪地散發一些公司的“糖果”,以創造一種熱烈的氣氛來增加有利條件。 - The Obama Administration, as well as politicians on both sides of the aisle, want to sweeten the pot, but they have been unable to get the funding passed.
FORBES: Nuclear Loan Guarantee Wait Excruciating For Constellation - Luckily, just the mere opportunity to play Worms on a new device is reason enough to salivate over a new release, and few wacky new weapons should only sweeten the pot.
FORBES: The Worms: Revolution Announcement Trailer - While temptations exist to go with earlier alternatives, Skype and Wicoms are giving away the router during October to help sweeten the pot, even for those outlets that drop the Skype WiFi solution later on.
ENGADGET: Free Skype WiFi hits Ireland and the UK through Wicoms, steps up the quality of public hotspots