单词 | taste |
释义 | taste (once / 58 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4nv WORD FAMILY taste: distaste, foretaste, tasted, tasteful, tasteless, taster, tastes, tasting, tasty+/distaste: distastes/distasteful: distastefully, distastefulness/foretaste: foretastes/tasted: untasted/tasteful: distasteful, tastefully, tastefulness/tasteless: tastelessly, tastelessness/taster: tasters/tasting: tastings/tasty: tastier, tastiest, tastily, tastiness USAGE EXAMPLESIt was there that Mr. Qarau realized future generations might never see or taste a turtle if harvesting continued. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “It kind of left a bad taste in our mouth after the Big Ten championship game,” Edwards said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) When was the last time you heard anyone raving about a 20-course tasting menu? The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth Syn|Hyper gustation, gustatory modality, sense of taste modality, sense modality, sensory system a particular sense exteroceptionsensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body 2n a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds a wine tasting Syn|Hyper tasting perception, sensing becoming aware of something via the senses 3n the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus the candy left him with a bad taste the melon had a delicious taste Syn|Hypo|Hyper gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth sugariness, sweet, sweetnessthe taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth sour, sourness, tartnessthe taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth bitter, bitternessthe taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth salinity, salt, saltinessthe taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth astringence, astringencya sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker finish(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) flatnessa deficiency in flavor mellownessa taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor lemona distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons vanillaa distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans acidity, acidulousnessthe taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation 4v have flavor; taste of something Syn|Hypo savor, savour smack have a distinctive or characteristic taste 5v have a distinctive or characteristic taste This tastes of nutmeg Syn|Hyper smack savor, savour have flavor; taste of something 6v perceive by the sense of taste 2Can you taste the garlic? Hypo|Hyper savor, savour taste appreciatively comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses n a strong liking 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper penchant, predilection, preference acquired taste a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience weaknessa penchant for something even though it might not be good for you liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment n delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) 4arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste Syn|Hypo|Hyper appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness connoisseurship, vertu, virtu love of or taste for fine objects of art style, trend, voguethe popular taste at a given time delicacy, discretionrefined taste; tact culturethe tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group New Looka style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt fashionthe latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior bandwagona popular trend that attracts growing support counterculturea culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture mass culturethe culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media lettersthe literary culture discrimination, secernment the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished 1n a small amount eaten or drunk take a taste--you'll like it Syn|Hypo|Hyper mouthful bit, bite, morsel a small amount of solid food; a mouthful sup, swallowa small amount of liquid food chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wada wad of something chewable as tobacco crumbsmall piece of e.g. bread or cake sop, sopspiece of solid food for dipping in a liquid small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude 2n a brief experience of something he got a taste of life on the wild side she enjoyed her brief taste of independence Hyper experience an event as apprehended 3v distinguish flavors We tasted wines last night Hyper identify consider to be equal or the same 4v take a sample of Syn|Hypo|Hyper sample, try, try out degust taste with relish consume, have, ingest, take, take in serve oneself to, or consume regularly 5v experience briefly The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died Hyper experience, know, live have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations |
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