| 释义 |
taste /teɪst/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 尝，尝…的味道；品尝
taste soup for salt 尝尝汤味看是否需加盐
Taste this coffee to see if you like it. 尝尝这咖啡，看你是否喜欢。
He got a job tasting wines. 他找到一个品酒的职业。
2. 察觉(或辨出)…的味道
Can you taste anything strange in this soup? 你吃得出汤里有怪味么?
3. [主要用于否定句]吃；喝
He has not tasted food for days. 他已有几天没吃过一点东西。
I have never tasted spirits such as brandy and whisky. 我从未喝过一口白兰地和威士忌之类的烈酒。
4. 经受，体验到，领略
taste great sorrow 经受极大的悲哀
taste the fear of death 体验到死亡的恐怖
taste defeat 尝到失败的滋味
taste power 品尝权力的甜头
5. 〈古〉喜欢；爱好；欣赏
He cannot taste a joke against himself. 他当然不喜欢别人拿他开玩笑。
6. 〈废〉检验；触摸
❷ vi.
1. 察觉味道，辨味；有味觉；品尝
I am quite unable to taste on account of my cold. 我因患感冒吃东西完全辨不出味道来。
2. 有特定味道
The milk tastes sour. 这牛奶有酸味。
The coffee tasted burnt. 那咖啡有焦糊味。
The liquid tastes like vinegar. 这液体味道像醋。
II n.
1. 味，味道，滋味
She can't endure the taste of garlic. 她受不了大蒜的味道。
Sugar has a sweet taste. 糖有甜味。
I like to try new tastes occasionally. 我有时喜欢尝尝没有尝过的滋味。
2. 味觉
A cold dulls one's taste. 感冒会使味觉迟钝。
It's sour to the taste. 这东西有酸味。
3. [常作 a taste] (一)尝，少量口尝的东西；少许，一点儿
Come on, have a taste of this brandy. 嗨，尝尝这种白兰地酒吧。
The taste you gave me makes me hungry for more. 你给我尝了这一点儿倒使我很想再吃一些。
There was a taste of sadness in his remarks. 他话里带一点儿忧郁的意味。
4. 感受，体会
It was his first taste of success. 这是他第一次尝到成功的甜头。
Give him a taste of the whip. 让他尝尝鞭子的味道。
5. (个人的)兴趣，爱好
Tastes differ. 兴趣因人而异。
He has a taste for music. 他爱好音乐。
She has no taste for idleness. 她绝不喜欢游手好闲。
It will probably suit her taste. 这东西可能合她的口味。
6. 鉴赏力，审美力；趣味；式样，风格
literary (musical) taste 文学(音乐)鉴赏力
She has excellent taste in dress. 她对服装有出众的审美力。
a man of (good) taste 趣味高尚的人
The garden was in the Italian taste. 这花园是意大利式的。
7. 〈废〉检验；触摸
8. 〈美俚〉酒
have a weakness for taste 嗜酒
[<OFr taster to feel, taste < L taxāre to appraise, evaluate] phr. a ... taste in the mouth 1. 在口中的…余味 2. 〈口〉一个…的印象；一种…的感觉 His rudeness to the teacher left a bad (或 nasty) taste in my mouth. 他对老师的粗野无礼给我留下一个极坏的印象。They all went home with a good taste in their mouths. 他们心中都怀着好感回去了。get a taste of one's own medicine 见 medicine
give a taste of one's quality 显示一下自己的本领
in bad(或 poor) taste 庸俗；不得体
The remark was in bad taste. 这话很不得体。
in good (或 excellent) taste 高雅；得体
Everything in this house is in good taste. 这屋里的每样东西都很雅致。
a joke that is not in good taste 不甚得体的玩笑
in taste= in good taste
taste of1. 有…味道
The bread tastes of mould. 这面包有霉味。
It tastes too much of spice. 这东西香料味太重。
a reply that tastes of arrogance 带有傲慢意味的回答
2. 尝到…的滋味，体验到…的滋味
taste of fame 尝到成名的甜头
taste of danger 体验到危险的滋味
3. 吃(或喝)一点…；〈方〉尝
She tasted of the cake. 她吃了一点蛋糕。
There is no accounting for tastes. 〈谚〉人各有所好。
to sb.'s taste 合某人的口味；称某人的心
The soup is quite to my taste. 这汤很合我的口味。
This kind of writing is not to everyone's taste. 这类文章不是人人都爱看的。
to taste [用于烹饪法等的说明]按口味，适量地
Add salt and pepper to taste. 适量加盐和胡椒粉。
to the king's (或 queen's) taste 好极；无可挑剔；尽善尽美
The rooms in their new home were painted and decorated to the king's (或 queen's) taste. 他们新居的每个房间都粉刷装饰得尽善尽美。 |