taste
noun
uk/teɪst/us/teɪst/tastenoun(FLAVOUR)
B1[CorU]
theflavourof something, or theabilityof apersonoranimaltorecognizedifferentflavours:
味道；味觉Ilovethe tasteofgarlic.我喜欢蒜味。
Olives are usually anacquiredtaste(= you only like them after you havebecomefamiliarwiththeirtaste).橄榄的味道可能要慢慢习惯后才会喜欢。
When you have acoldyou oftenloseyoursenseoftaste.感冒的时候常常尝不出味道。
See also
aftertaste
a taste forsomething
C2
thefactoflikingorenjoyingsomething:
喜欢…，享受…She camehomefromEuropewith a taste forartand thefinerthings inlife.她从欧洲回来后就喜欢上了艺术和享受生活中其他精美的东西。
[S]
asmallamountoffood:
少许，一点儿Have a taste of thesauceandtellme if itneedssalt.尝尝酱汁，看看是否需要加盐。
- Whenpreparingmeals, you need tothinkaboutvarietyand taste as well asnutritionalvalue.
- Lemons have asharptaste.
- Thiswinehas alight,freshtaste.
- Aniseed has a verydistinctivetaste - I don't like itpersonally.
- Wevalueherbsfortheirtaste, but weforgetthat they also havemedicinalproperties.
Flavours & tastes
- -flavoured
- acidic
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- ageusia
- astringency
- dishwater
- flavourful
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- fruitiness
- fullness
- pungent
- saltiness
- salty
- savory
- savoury
- seasoned
- velvety
- watery
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The senses in general
Liking
Food - general words
tastenoun(JUDGMENT)
B2[CorU]
a person'sapprovalof andlikingforparticularthings:
（个人的）兴趣，爱好I'm not really into newcars-oldvintagecarsare moretomy taste(= what I like).我一向不怎么喜欢新车——倒是更喜欢老式汽车。
B2[U]approving
a person'sabilitytojudgeandrecognizewhat is good orsuitable,especiallyrelatingto suchmattersasart,style,beauty, andbehaviour:
鉴赏力，审美力；品位Hehasterribletaste so you canprobablyimaginewhat hishouselookslike.他的品位极差，你大概可以想象出他家是什么样子。
His tasteinclothesleavesa little to bedesired.他的着装品位实在不怎么样。
tastesB2[plural]
the things apersonlikes:
爱好，（个人）喜欢的事物Ihaveexpensivetastes(= I likeexpensivethings).我看来是喜欢奢华的东西。
- She has aratheresoterictaste inclothes.
- She's always hadexecrabletaste in men.
- She hasexquisitetaste.
- They've got thosecurtainsthattieup withbigbows- they're abitfussyfor my taste.
- I don'tthinkgardengnomesare in very good taste.
Liking
- adorkable
- affection
- appreciate
- attached
- be a glutton forsomethingidiom
- be a hit withsomeoneidiom
- dig
- gravitate towards/tosomething/someone
- grow onsomeone
- have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
- have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
- lickyourlipsidiom
- protective
- shine
- shook
- smile
- smile onsomething/someone
- smitten
- tight
- warm
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Flavours & tastes
tastenoun(EXPERIENCE)
B2[S]
ashortexperienceof something:
短暂的体验Ihada tasteofofficeworkduring thesummerand that was enough.夏天我体验了一下在办公室工作的滋味，可真够我受的。
Samples and examples
- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- benchmarking
- classic
- core
- cross-section
- exemplification
- flavour
- for instanceidiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- qua
- quintessence
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- specimen
Idioms
be in good, the best possible, etc. taste
be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste
taste
verb[T]
uk/teɪst/us/teɪst/tasteverb[T](FOOD/DRINK)
B1
to putfoodordrinkinyourmouthtofindout whatflavourit has:
尝…的味道Taste thissauceandtellme if itneedsseasoning.尝尝酱汁，看看要不要加佐料。
What is this? I've never tasted anything like it.这究竟是什么东西？我从没吃过这种东西。
taste good, bad, sweet, etc.
B1
to have aparticularflavour:
吃起来好吃／难吃／甜（等等）Thissaucetastesstrange.这种酱汁味道很怪。
Thiscoffeetasteslikedishwater!这咖啡的味道简直像洗碗水！
UKThebreadtastesofonions.这面包有股洋葱味。
- Taste thestewtoseeif it has enoughsalt.
- How do youknowyou don't like it if you won'teventaste it?
- We all tasted thecake.
- If you'veevertasted Carmen'scooking, you'llknowwhat Imean.
- Shedrewoff a little of her home-madewinejust to taste.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
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Drinking
Flavours & tastes
tasteverb[T](EXPERIENCE)
toexperiencesomething for ashorttime:
（短暂）体验，经历，领略Once you've tastedluxuryit's very hard tosettlefor anythingelse.你一旦体验过奢侈的滋味，就很难将就了。
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- practical
- ride
- run up againstsomething
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
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