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单词 palatable
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Definition of palatable in English:

palatable

adjective ˈpalətəb(ə)lˈpælədəb(ə)l
  • 1(of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

    a very palatable local red wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I actually had a menu from which to make my meal selection and the food was incredibly palatable.
    • They offer palatable meat, but have not been sought after in the same way as true lobsters or prawns.
    • So, the key to making palatable frozen food was to freeze it quickly.
    • He put the cup to his lips and swallowed a mouthful of surprisingly palatable coffee.
    • If food is reasonably palatable, we tend to eat what is put in front of us.
    • All the drinks below are very palatable, however, and have the ability to be cellared and drunk as required.
    • We're talking about very palatable foods, high in fat and high in sugar.
    • Any £6 wine from Italy that uses grapes from Old Vines should deliver a very interesting and palatable wine.
    • Try telling any man that his meat's not palatable and see what happens!
    • Every Sunday, a palatable Champagne brunch is offered at the hotel's Garden Cafe.
    • The distillery's regular version delivers palatable flavours of red fruits, spice and vanilla.
    • You can relish the palatable dishes while enjoying the panoramic view by the beach side.
    • With the surprisingly palatable local wine, a three-course meal worked out at less than £8 a head.
    • However, the mice did not eat the palatable food long enough or in sufficient quantity to maintain weight.
    • This is a very palatable wine that aims for broad appeal at a knockdown price.
    • Only so much conference and hotel food is palatable and I was glad to be able to leave to set off home.
    • Apparently now they are more palatable but lacking in food value.
    • Most food is equally palatable hot or cold, apart from very high-fat foods, which stick around the mouth unpleasantly when cold.
    • My cancer-busting tea is tasting slightly more palatable and I also tried a session of acupuncture.
    • There was a wide range of palatable food and several party pieces were forthcoming afterwards.
    Synonyms
    tasty, appetizing, pleasant-tasting
    eatable, edible, drinkable, flavourful, flavoursome, savoury, delicious, delectable, enjoyable, mouth-watering, luscious, toothsome, succulent, dainty
    informal scrumptious, finger-licking, yummy, scrummy, nummy, moreish, delish, yum-yum
    literary ambrosial
    rare comestible, flavorous, ambrosian, sapid, nectarean, nectareous
    1. 1.1 (of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory.
      a device that made increased taxation more palatable
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Actually, animal and human studies suggest fructose's more palatable reputation is undeserved.
      • That's an important point, which makes the current policy somewhat more palatable.
      • Central contracts make the current proposed imbalance palatable, assuming money is the only issue for the clubs.
      • To make this incursion palatable, he suggested adding about five times the area to the park farther north.
      • Beauty is healing, for it has the power to counterbalance the horrific - to make it palatable.
      • I would like to give her a tip to help make her suggestions more palatable.
      • The magazines are chock - full of similar advice, but in a more palatable package.
      • After all, all she did was espouse extreme right wing policies, a lot of them palatable to many Australians.
      • The end of the Cold War has also seen the end of acceptance of trade unions by big business as the palatable alternative to Communism.
      • I propose a framework for a solution that might be palatable to both the military and the CIA.
      • Humour makes the truth more palatable, if ultimately the film ends up suggesting that some things shouldn't be laughed off.
      • Robinson has toned down the less palatable aspects of his party's policy in recent years.
      • Why not get all your opinions about the world in one handy palatable package from a right-wing corporate rag?
      • Wall Street analysts find the company's proposal more palatable than the state's.
      • These ideas are presented in attractive and palatable ways that suggest warm feelings of inclusion and the celebration of diversity.
      • Gorbachev at this time was moving away from conservatism back to policies more palatable to the democrats.
      • Further studies suggest that some monarchs and some viceroys are palatable, while others are not.
      • Yet, they have proved incapable of any serious effort to tone down their policies or even make them more palatable to the electorate.
      • All these remedies have delightful aromas making them pleasurably palatable.
      • In fact, this was merely a ploy to make the government's actual intentions seem more palatable.
      Synonyms
      pleasant, acceptable, satisfactory, pleasing, agreeable, easy to take, to one's liking, pleasurable, nice
      rare sapid

Derivatives

  • palatability

  • noun palətəˈbɪlɪti
    • Adding liquid molasses to the diet improves ration palatability, reduces separation, and reduces waste thus increasing intakes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • By ensuring the product is consistent in its hardness and palatability, intakes can be controlled and the cost of improved performance can be managed.
      • Quite unlike a beef pelau, where visuals help trigger palatability, an egg roll could conceivably conceal some rather unpleasant surprises.
      • When weeds become established in the sward grass grows much slower and the overall digestibility and palatability is reduced.
      • Additionally, they are practically spoil-proof, though adhering to best-before dates will guarantee maximum palatability.
  • palatableness

  • noun ˈpalətəblnəs
    • The higher the viscosity level became the lower the palatableness.
  • palatably

  • adverb
    • Where poetry that was palatably assimilable to Australian traditions or paradigms won acceptance, John's was resisted.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To its predominantly white, upper to middle class, politically central and generally wildly homophobic audiences, this act somehow palatably spoke anti-apartheid, anti-government, pro-democracy.
      • Luckily, although these varieties are genetically identical, they are not palatably identical once transformed into alcohol.
      • The experience of Yom Kippur was palatably different in Temple times.
      • Do you know what kind of garbage you are thrusting upon the tables of our society when you have no idea whether the proportions of spices are palatably acceptable?
 
 

Definition of palatable in US English:

palatable

adjectiveˈpalədəb(ə)lˈpælədəb(ə)l
  • 1(of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

    a very palatable local red wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a very palatable wine that aims for broad appeal at a knockdown price.
    • You can relish the palatable dishes while enjoying the panoramic view by the beach side.
    • Apparently now they are more palatable but lacking in food value.
    • All the drinks below are very palatable, however, and have the ability to be cellared and drunk as required.
    • However, the mice did not eat the palatable food long enough or in sufficient quantity to maintain weight.
    • If food is reasonably palatable, we tend to eat what is put in front of us.
    • So, the key to making palatable frozen food was to freeze it quickly.
    • Any £6 wine from Italy that uses grapes from Old Vines should deliver a very interesting and palatable wine.
    • They offer palatable meat, but have not been sought after in the same way as true lobsters or prawns.
    • Every Sunday, a palatable Champagne brunch is offered at the hotel's Garden Cafe.
    • With the surprisingly palatable local wine, a three-course meal worked out at less than £8 a head.
    • Only so much conference and hotel food is palatable and I was glad to be able to leave to set off home.
    • I actually had a menu from which to make my meal selection and the food was incredibly palatable.
    • We're talking about very palatable foods, high in fat and high in sugar.
    • The distillery's regular version delivers palatable flavours of red fruits, spice and vanilla.
    • Try telling any man that his meat's not palatable and see what happens!
    • He put the cup to his lips and swallowed a mouthful of surprisingly palatable coffee.
    • Most food is equally palatable hot or cold, apart from very high-fat foods, which stick around the mouth unpleasantly when cold.
    • There was a wide range of palatable food and several party pieces were forthcoming afterwards.
    • My cancer-busting tea is tasting slightly more palatable and I also tried a session of acupuncture.
    Synonyms
    tasty, appetizing, pleasant-tasting
    1. 1.1 (of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory.
      a device that made increased taxation more palatable
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Beauty is healing, for it has the power to counterbalance the horrific - to make it palatable.
      • I propose a framework for a solution that might be palatable to both the military and the CIA.
      • Wall Street analysts find the company's proposal more palatable than the state's.
      • Yet, they have proved incapable of any serious effort to tone down their policies or even make them more palatable to the electorate.
      • Gorbachev at this time was moving away from conservatism back to policies more palatable to the democrats.
      • Robinson has toned down the less palatable aspects of his party's policy in recent years.
      • The magazines are chock - full of similar advice, but in a more palatable package.
      • The end of the Cold War has also seen the end of acceptance of trade unions by big business as the palatable alternative to Communism.
      • Further studies suggest that some monarchs and some viceroys are palatable, while others are not.
      • I would like to give her a tip to help make her suggestions more palatable.
      • Why not get all your opinions about the world in one handy palatable package from a right-wing corporate rag?
      • That's an important point, which makes the current policy somewhat more palatable.
      • Humour makes the truth more palatable, if ultimately the film ends up suggesting that some things shouldn't be laughed off.
      • These ideas are presented in attractive and palatable ways that suggest warm feelings of inclusion and the celebration of diversity.
      • Central contracts make the current proposed imbalance palatable, assuming money is the only issue for the clubs.
      • To make this incursion palatable, he suggested adding about five times the area to the park farther north.
      • All these remedies have delightful aromas making them pleasurably palatable.
      • Actually, animal and human studies suggest fructose's more palatable reputation is undeserved.
      • In fact, this was merely a ploy to make the government's actual intentions seem more palatable.
      • After all, all she did was espouse extreme right wing policies, a lot of them palatable to many Australians.
      Synonyms
      pleasant, acceptable, satisfactory, pleasing, agreeable, easy to take, to one's liking, pleasurable, nice
 
 
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