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单词 scrumptious
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Definition of scrumptious in English:

scrumptious

adjective ˈskrʌm(p)ʃəsˈskrəm(p)ʃəs
informal
  • 1(of food) extremely tasty; delicious.

    (食物)极为开胃的;美味的

    a scrumptious chocolate tart
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can never go wrong by serving chocolate chip cookies - they work as well in a scrumptious dessert with ice cream as a school lunchbox.
    • A sight of a scrumptious slice of cake or temptation-laced chocolate is enough to veer away the most enthusiastic fitness freak.
    • All of these scrumptious dishes are low fat, protein-rich versions of high-fat comfort foods, so go ahead and indulge without guilt!
    • Both vegetarian and non vegetarian pizzas are absolutely scrumptious.
    • Around 35 children from four to 11 years of age participated in making scrumptious cheese pizzas and learning how to eat them using cutlery.
    • As we prepared to leave, the waitress brought what looked like a scrumptious strawberry cheesecake to another couple next to us.
    • Instead of celebrating this joyous time of the year with scrumptious food, sweets and gifts, they remain in their shacks, treating it like just another day.
    • Head chef Craig Rushworth has conjured up a menu full of scrumptious food that is almost impossible to choose from.
    • They eat the pasta noodles with scrumptious apples, oranges, and chopped carrots.
    • Hope always seems to spring eternal in this perfectly-sized college town, which boasts great weather, lively music and scrumptious food.
    • The class was fun, the people were great, and the food was scrumptious.
    • The food was scrumptious and the band, Highway 66, created the party mood.
    • Refuelling at lunchtime consisted of rounds of scrumptious sandwiches and cake, with tea and coffee on tap.
    • The steak and kidney pie, an old-time scrumptious dish which has not lost its popularity, is there along with the Lamb Cutlets Reform.
    • It consisted of an excellent party with the most scrumptious food, fruit and minerals, tea and all sorts of goodies served.
    • It was a wonderful space to explode into music and the food was scrumptious; good winter food.
    • The Buttery in Glasgow will be especially missed - all warm glows and scrumptious food.
    • Today, though, we had Sunday lunch at the hotel in the village, and I had the most scrumptious pasta dish.
    • Combine kiwis in a fruit salad with scrumptious strawberries (which were reputed to contain a love potion by medieval gardeners) and see what happens!
    • Katrina had already dug her way through the table and was lavishly plundering the scrumptious food before us.
    Synonyms
    delicious, gorgeous, tasty, good, mouth-watering, appetizing, inviting, palatable, delectable, delightful, succulent, rich, sweet, choice, dainty, savoury, flavoursome, flavourful, piquant, luscious, toothsome
    1. 1.1 (of a person) very attractive.
      (人)有吸引力的
      he is simply the most scrumptious thing on two legs
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And, of course, there is Carol Vorderman who doesn't look bad from any angle, but lying on a sofa in a tight Donna Karan outfit and spiked boots she is positively scrumptious.
      • In downtown black, by turns diffident, mischievous, impulsive, even arrogant, she's scrumptious, and the sheep aren't.
      • You gotta give it to Will Smith - he knows how to make a summer blockbuster… and he's just scrumptious in that nude shower scene.
      Synonyms
      gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, magnificent, dazzling, amazing, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, entrancing, captivating, bewitching

Derivatives

  • scrumptiously

  • adverb
    informal
    • But for what one order of Kobe beef costs, you can get six orders of the scrumptiously briny toro tartare with caviar.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The craic was mighty and the eats plentiful, varied and delicious, scrumptiously washed down by copious draughts to suit all tastes.
      • This was in fact a sort of Bramwell tart and nothing like plum pudding but it was a scrumptiously perfect balance of pastry and jam.
      • I had the same thought with the little tidbit of scrumptiously seasoned pigeon breast.
      • I think scrumptiously yummy chef Nigella Lawson is a far better role model to the young than our Nic, God love her.
      • Sarah lifted a slice and gingerly handed it to her, scrumptiously fragrant and piping hot.
      • Oh, dear, fed most scrumptiously on the most beautiful prime ribs of beef you've ever cast eyes upon.
      • The witch's house was a tour-de-force, scrumptiously edible and incorporating the frozen figures of her earlier victims.
  • scrumptiousness

  • noun
    informal
    • They climb down from the factory into the city into your neighborhood and just like that into your grocer's frozen food section where they are waiting patiently for you to taste their synthetic scrumptiousness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With four stomachs, you're traveling scenic routes all the way through the highway transpiration system of scrumptiousness.
      • My hugging technique is a highly evolved brain-mash of scrumptiousness.
      • That's Our Miu, standing up for socialite scrumptiousness against the dark forces of Plum.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

bumptious

Definition of scrumptious in US English:

scrumptious

adjectiveˈskrəm(p)ʃəsˈskrəm(p)SHəs
informal
  • 1(of food) extremely tasty; delicious.

    (食物)极为开胃的;美味的

    a scrumptious chocolate tart
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can never go wrong by serving chocolate chip cookies - they work as well in a scrumptious dessert with ice cream as a school lunchbox.
    • Both vegetarian and non vegetarian pizzas are absolutely scrumptious.
    • Hope always seems to spring eternal in this perfectly-sized college town, which boasts great weather, lively music and scrumptious food.
    • The Buttery in Glasgow will be especially missed - all warm glows and scrumptious food.
    • The class was fun, the people were great, and the food was scrumptious.
    • A sight of a scrumptious slice of cake or temptation-laced chocolate is enough to veer away the most enthusiastic fitness freak.
    • Head chef Craig Rushworth has conjured up a menu full of scrumptious food that is almost impossible to choose from.
    • The steak and kidney pie, an old-time scrumptious dish which has not lost its popularity, is there along with the Lamb Cutlets Reform.
    • Today, though, we had Sunday lunch at the hotel in the village, and I had the most scrumptious pasta dish.
    • Combine kiwis in a fruit salad with scrumptious strawberries (which were reputed to contain a love potion by medieval gardeners) and see what happens!
    • Around 35 children from four to 11 years of age participated in making scrumptious cheese pizzas and learning how to eat them using cutlery.
    • As we prepared to leave, the waitress brought what looked like a scrumptious strawberry cheesecake to another couple next to us.
    • It was a wonderful space to explode into music and the food was scrumptious; good winter food.
    • Refuelling at lunchtime consisted of rounds of scrumptious sandwiches and cake, with tea and coffee on tap.
    • Instead of celebrating this joyous time of the year with scrumptious food, sweets and gifts, they remain in their shacks, treating it like just another day.
    • The food was scrumptious and the band, Highway 66, created the party mood.
    • It consisted of an excellent party with the most scrumptious food, fruit and minerals, tea and all sorts of goodies served.
    • All of these scrumptious dishes are low fat, protein-rich versions of high-fat comfort foods, so go ahead and indulge without guilt!
    • They eat the pasta noodles with scrumptious apples, oranges, and chopped carrots.
    • Katrina had already dug her way through the table and was lavishly plundering the scrumptious food before us.
    Synonyms
    delicious, gorgeous, tasty, good, mouth-watering, appetizing, inviting, palatable, delectable, delightful, succulent, rich, sweet, choice, dainty, savoury, flavoursome, flavourful, piquant, luscious, toothsome
    1. 1.1 (of a person) very attractive.
      (人)有吸引力的
      he is simply the most scrumptious thing on two legs
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In downtown black, by turns diffident, mischievous, impulsive, even arrogant, she's scrumptious, and the sheep aren't.
      • You gotta give it to Will Smith - he knows how to make a summer blockbuster… and he's just scrumptious in that nude shower scene.
      • And, of course, there is Carol Vorderman who doesn't look bad from any angle, but lying on a sofa in a tight Donna Karan outfit and spiked boots she is positively scrumptious.
      Synonyms
      gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, magnificent, dazzling, amazing, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, entrancing, captivating, bewitching

Origin

Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

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