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单词 salty
释义
salty
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.ti/us
/ˈsɑːl.t̬i/

saltyadjective(CONTAINING SALT)

B2
tastingofsaltorcontaininga lot ofsalt:
Thisbaconis too salty for me.这种咸猪肉对我来说太咸了。
Ilovepeanutsand other saltysnacks.
More examples
  • Babies are not used tosweetor saltytastes.
  • The saltyflavourof thefishcombineswell with thesweeterflavoroftomatosauce.
  • The lake's saltywatersdon'tfreezeover.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Flavours & tastes
  • -flavoured
  • acidic
  • acidulous
  • aftertaste
  • ageusia
  • astringency
  • dishwater
  • flavourful
  • flavourless
  • flavoursome
  • fruitiness
  • fullness
  • plummy
  • pungent
  • saltiness
  • savory
  • savoury
  • seasoned
  • sharpness
  • watery
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saltyadjective(ANGRY/CRITICAL/NOT POLITE)

informal
annoyedorupset,especiallywhen this isunreasonable:
I don'tknowwhy she'sactingsalty.
He got salty with me because I wouldn't go out with him.
informal
criticalin aslightlyfunnyway:
Sheshocksstudentsandcolleagueswith her saltywit.
informal
notpoliteand usingswearwords(=rudeandoffensivewords):
Headmitsthat there's morepublicswearingnow butmaintainsthat saltylanguageis nothing new.
Myadvicewould be not totellsaltyjokesin aweddingspeech.
More examples
  • Promoters would get salty because you have tomissa show toburyyourfather.
  • He's the onlypersonI got salty with because Ioverheardhim saying he didn't like mygirlfriend.
  • Hislanguagebecamesaltier and hestartedshouting.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Angry and displeased
  • acrimonious
  • acrimoniously
  • aggrieved
  • amused
  • angrily
  • fed up
  • fed up to the back teethidiom
  • fit to be tiedidiom
  • furious
  • furiously
  • jaundiced
  • livid
  • peeved
  • piqued
  • pissed off
  • pissy
  • pouty
  • venomous
  • wrathful
  • wrathfully
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
Swearing and blasphemy

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saltiness
(Definition ofsaltyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
salty
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.ti/us
/ˈsɑːl.t̬i/
B2
tastingofsalt
咸的
Thisbaconis too salty for me.这种咸猪肉对我来说太咸了。

salty| American Dictionary

salty
adjective
us
/ˈsɔl·ti/
tastingorsmellinglikesalt:
saltypopcorn
saltyseaair
(Definition ofsaltyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsalty

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More recently, the availability of filters, bottled water, and 'spring water' for general use as opposed to moresaltymineral water have increased.
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The last stretch of the trip, insaltywaters, served as an anti-parasite treatment.
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For salt fingering to occur the intrusions must grow sufficiently for hotsaltywater to lie over cooler fresher water.
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The procedures of the first series of experiments were followed except that for most of the experiments the surface was quitesalty.
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The stratification was made by quickly stirring an initially two-layer system, fresh on top,saltybelow, then waiting until it settled completely.
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Saltywater is diluted with the addition of more fresh water, but even the fresh water is made saltier than it was initially. 18.
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Asaltyhear t was associated with odium or hatred.
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During the drought months, people from different locations descended to the dry playa and harvested thesaltycrusts.
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In regions with higher average annual rainfall, thesaltyhorizons will form deeper in the soil.
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From a biological perspective, terrestrial high acidic andsaltywaters hold a phylogenetically wide array of microorganisms13.
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From a biological perspective, terrestrial high acidic andsaltywaters hold a phylogenetically wide array of microorganisms12.
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Using a full-depth lock gate, he releasedfixed volumes ofsaltywater, of specific gravities ranging between 1-005and 1.21, into fresh water in channels.
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In principle, it is possible that a denser, moresaltysolution may have a lower refractive index than a less dense solution containing more sugar.
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Large in stature andsaltyof speech, his physical presence and personality made for a hard controversialist and a vigorous reformer.
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The division of the waters intosaltyand sweet, their perpetual flowing; the eruption of geysers and mineral springs onto the earth's surface, its volcanism; how does all this arise?
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