| 单词 | delicacy |
| 释义 | delicacy (delɪkəsi ) Word forms: delicacies 1. uncountable noun Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful. ...the delicacy of a rose. [+ of] Synonyms: daintiness, charm, grace, elegance 2. uncountable noun If you say that a situation or problem is of some delicacy, you mean that it is difficult to handle and needs careful and sensitive treatment. There is a matter of some delicacy which I would like to discuss. He sensed the delicacy of the situation. Synonyms: difficulty, sensitivity, stickiness [informal], precariousness 3. uncountable noun [oft with NOUN] If someone handles a difficult situation with delicacy, they handle it very carefully, making sure that nobody is offended. Both countries are behaving with rare delicacy. He's shown considerable delicacy and tact in feeling the public mood. Synonyms: sensitivity, understanding, consideration, judgment 4. countable noun A delicacy is a rare or expensive food that is considered especially nice to eat. Smoked salmon was considered an expensive delicacy. We were served course after course of mouthwatering local delicacies. Synonyms: treat, luxury, goody, savoury Collocations: great delicacy A 250ml bottle costs just €7, and enables cooks to add the distinctive taste of the great delicacy to their dishes. Times, Sunday Times Martial, with a soft-shoe flick, finished with great delicacy. Times, Sunday Times Ortolans were traditionally eaten as a great delicacy. Times, Sunday Times Great delicacy and sophistication are frequently found even in books for the very youngest, especially amid the (currently fashionable) picture books, often in translation, that experiment with form. The Times Literary Supplement He was especially noted for the evenness and crispness of his scales and the great delicacy and refinement of feeling in his playing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He earned pocket money by gathering docks for the local delicacy: dock pudding. The Times Literary Supplement The casualties included the local delicacy, cuttlefish, as well as sea bass. Times, Sunday Times From the number of little spikes from sea urchins, we can tell what one favourite local delicacy must have been. The Sun The last of which (together with a keen appetite) reminds me: time to try the local delicacy. Times, Sunday Times It transpired that the stew was made with a local delicacy - porcupine. Times, Sunday Times In a country that worships the very concept of regional and seasonal delicacy, shirako nudges at being the perfect specimen. Times, Sunday Times It also produces vegetables, fruits and the diwal or angel wings shell, a seasonal delicacy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seasonal delicacies include asparagus, crayfish and goose-blood soup. Times, Sunday Times As in other parts of country, people take baths in rivers and ponds and feast upon seasonal delicacies as a celebration of a good harvest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The brother may also feed his sister, with his hands, one or more bites of sweets, dry fruits and other seasonal delicacies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 娇弱 Japanese: 繊細さ |
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