| 单词 | savory |
| 释义 | savory (once / 2588 pages) 1adjn 2adj Something savory is full of flavor, delicious and tasty — usually something that someone has cooked. In the world of cuisine, savory is also often used to mean the opposite of sweet, or salty. The easiest way to remember savory is that it rhymes with flavory — which is not a real word, but should be. Interestingly, the word unsavory — which is clearly the opposite of savory — is almost never used to describe food. If some a dish doesn't taste good, it, well, isn't good-tasting. If something is unsavory, then it's probably a person or situation that seems morally questionable. So, save savory for delicious food and save unsavory for things, people and ideas deserving of the adjective. WORD FAMILYsavory: savories, savorily, savoriness, unsavory+/unsavory: unsavorily, unsavoriness USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s the morning-after mimosa, of course, but we prefer to extend the holiday spirit in savory and sweet ways. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) It’s good for a last sweet bite after a savory breakfast. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) A bone-marrow flan, meant to be spread on toasted brioche with a savory mushroom marmalade, was very delicate but didn’t taste much like marrow. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1adj pleasing to the sense of taste Syn mouth-watering, savoury appetising, appetizing appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma 2adj having an agreeably pungent taste Syn piquant, savoury, spicy, zesty tasty pleasing to the sense of taste 3n an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre Syn|Hyper savoury dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat something considered choice to eat 4n any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees Hypo|Hyper Satureia hortensis, Satureja hortensis, summer savory erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere Satureia montana, Satureja montana, winter savoryerect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 5n either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family Syn|Hypo|Hyper savoury summer savory, summer savoury herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses winter savory, winter savouryresinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities 6n dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 2Syn|Hyper Micromeria juliana herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests adj morally wholesome or acceptable a past that was scarcely savory Syn|Ant savoury offensive, unsavory, unsavoury morally offensive odoriferousmorally offensive |
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