sweeten the pot
基本解释
- 增加有利条件；增加利诱成本；增加赌注，冒更大的险
英汉例句
- It can sweeten the pot only at the beckoning of the LSE's board, or if a new bidder emerges.
除非它得到伦敦证交所董事会的支持，或者出现一家新的收购方，它才有可能继续加大赌注。 - In the end, European leaders may have to sweeten the pot for Greece to make this vote go away.
要想取消这场公投，欧洲领导人可能最终将不得不冒险给希腊一个更好的方案。 - Similarly, an executive can create a warmer atmosphere by unilaterally giving away some corporate candy early in the talk to sweeten the pot.
类似地，一个总裁可以通过在谈话之前单方面地散发一些公司的“糖果”，以创造一种热烈的气氛来增加有利条件。 - 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.
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