| 单词 | palatable |
| 释义 | palatable (pælətəbəl ) 1. adjective If you describe food or drink as palatable, you mean that it tastes pleasant. [formal] ...flavourings and preservatives, designed to make the food look more palatable. Synonyms: delicious, tasty, luscious, savoury 2. adjective If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it. ...a palatable way of sacking staff. That option is not very palatable. Collocations: politically palatable Ministers and mandarins worry that scientific advice will close off politically palatable options. Times, Sunday Times Even that has become less politically palatable in recent years. Times, Sunday Times They want us to cut by 20 per cent, but make it all politically palatable. The Sun This leaves the bank with a justification to pay him even more, although payouts will be made in shares rather than cash to make them more politically palatable. Times, Sunday Times A more radical, and less politically palatable, option would be for companies to charge motorists directly through toll booths or electronic card readers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 美味的 Japanese: 味のよい |
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