| 单词 | palatable |
| 释义 | pa·lat·able 1. 2. Synonyms: < the root, when properly cooked, was converted into a palatable and nutritious food — W.H.Prescott > < had eaten the raw fish prepared by the Indians of Otaheite, and found it palatable when dipped in a sauce of sea water — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > appetizing implies a whetting of the appetite in some way as by the smell and appearance of food < the appetizing odor of roasting turkey > < appetizing ways of preparing hamburg > savory applies to foods that have agreeable odor as well as taste, usually suggesting stimulating and well seasoned as opposed to bland dishes < a savory stew > < deer steaks broiled and savory — Marjory S. Douglas > < savory fried oysters — American Guide Series: Connecticut > sapid and saporous are opposed to insipid and imply a marked taste or flavor, usually keen or exhilarating < roast beef is more sapid than roast veal > < a saporous onion stew > tasty implies marked taste and appetizing quality, often of something small and delectable < good, solid, tasty food — Della Lutes > < haws, which can be made into a tasty jelly — American Guide Series: Louisiana > < the smelt — a tasty panfish — American Guide Series: Michigan > toothsome heightens the idea of agreeableness in taste and adds the idea of tenderness or daintiness < one of the most toothsome chicken dinners you'll ever munch — Gelston Hardy > < venison. Sometimes it was tender and toothsome; at other times stringy and strong — Kenneth Roberts > flavorsome is interchangeable with savory though it stresses more a richness of taste < a preserve is made from the Japanese plum, but it is more flavorsome eaten raw — American Guide Series: Louisiana > < incredibly flavorsome wild mushrooms from the forests — Marcia Davenport > relishing stresses gusto in enjoyment < plain fare, relishing to a hungry boy > |
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