| [/teɪst; test/] n 用法:
1 [C, U] sensation caused in the tongue by things placed on it 味道:
Sugar has a sweet taste. 糖有甜味. *
a strong taste of garlic 很浓的蒜味 *
I don't like the taste of this cheese. 我不喜欢这乳酪的味道. *
a wine that has no/very little/not much taste 没味的[味淡的/没什麽味的]酒. 用法:
2 [U] sense by which flavour is known 味觉:
I've got a cold and so I have no taste/have lost my sense of taste. 我伤风了, 尝不出味道. *
bitter to the taste 苦味. 用法:
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数]~ (of sth) (a) small quantity of food or drink taken as a sample （品尝的）少量食物或饮料:
Just have a taste of this cheese! 尝一点儿这种乳酪吧!
(b) (fig 比喻) first/early experience of sth 首次的[最初的]经历或体验; 尝试:
her first taste of life in a big city 她对大城市生活初次的体验 *
Although we didn't know it, this incident was a taste of things to come. 我们当时并不了解, 这件事就是後来这类事的发端. 用法:
4 [C, U] ~ (for sth) liking or preference 爱好; 嗜好:
She has a taste for foreign travel. 她有到国外旅行的爱好. *
have expensive tastes in clothes 喜欢昂贵的衣服 *
Modern art is not (to) everyone's taste, ie Many people dislike it. 现代艺术不见得合所有人的口味（很多人不喜欢）. 用法:
5 [U] ability to perceive and enjoy what is beautiful or harmonious, or to behave in an appropriate and a pleasing way 判断力; 鉴赏力; 审美力; 欣赏力; 适度而得体的举止:
have excellent taste in clothes, art, music, etc 对服装、 艺术、 音乐等很有鉴赏力 *
He's got more money than taste, ie is rich but unrefined. 他有钱却无修养. *
a room furnished in/with perfect taste 布置得相当雅致的房间 *
It would be bad taste to refuse their invitation. 拒绝他们的邀请是不礼貌的. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) an acquired taste => acquire. (be) in good, bad, poor, the best of, theworst of, etc `taste (of sb's behaviour, etc) appropriateand pleasing/unsuitable and offensive （指某人的举止等）适度而得体[失当而粗俗]:
She always dresses in the best possible taste. 她总是穿得很雅致. *
I thought his jokes were in very poor taste. 我认为他讲的笑话太粗俗了. leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth => leave1. there's no accounting for taste => account2. to `taste (esp in recipes) in the amount preferred （尤用於食谱中）适量:
Add salt to taste. 按口味放盐. taste 2
[/teɪst; test/] v 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (not used in the continuous tenses; often with can 不用於进行时态; 常与can连用) be able to perceive (flavours) 能辨别（味道）; 尝出; 品出:
I can't taste, I've got a bad cold. 我得了重感冒, 尝不出味道来. *
Can you taste the garlic in this stew? 你尝得出炖肉里有大蒜味儿吗? 用法:
2 [La, Ipr] ~ (of sth) have a certain (specified) flavour 有某种（所指的）味道:
taste sour, bitter, sweet, etc 有酸、 苦、 甜等味 *
It tastes strongly of mint. 这有挺冲的薄荷味儿. 用法:
3 [Tn] test the flavour of (sth) 尝（某物）的味道; 品:
He tasted the soup to see if he had put enough salt in it. 他尝尝汤, 看是否够咸. =>Usage at feel1 用法见feel1. 用法:
4 [Tn] eat or drink (food or liquid) 吃（食物）; 喝（液体）:
They hadn't tasted hot food for over a week. 他们已有一个多星期没吃上热东西了. *
That's the best wine I've ever tasted. 那是我喝过的最好的酒. 用法:
5 [Tn] (fig 比喻) experience (sth) 体验, 领略（某事）:
taste power, freedom, failure, defeat, etc 尝到权力、 自由、 失败、 挫败等的滋味. |