taste
noun
verb
teɪst
noun
1
FOOD
食物
a.
the
feeling
that
is
produced
by
a
particular
food
or
drink
when
you
put
it
in
your
mouth
b.
the
sense
by
which
you
know
one
food
from
another
c.
if
you
have
a
taste
of
some
food
or
drink,
you
put
a
small
amount
in
your
mouth
to
try
it
品尝（某物）
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have
a
sweet/bitter/salty
etc
taste
The
medicine
had
a
slightly
bitter
taste.
这药有一点点苦味。
[+
of
]
I
don’t
really
like
the
taste
of
meat
any
more.
我真的不再喜欢肉的味道了。
Some
birds
have
a
highly
developed
sense
of
taste
.
有些鸟的味觉很发达。
You
must
have
a
taste
of
the
fruitcake.
你一定得尝尝这水果蛋糕。
2
WHAT YOU LIKE
你所喜欢的
the
kind
of
things
that
someone
likes
喜爱，爱好，口味
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3
JUDGMENT
鉴赏力
someone’s
judgment
when
they
choose
clothes,
decorations
etc
〔对衣服、饰品等的〕鉴赏力，品位，趣味
U
have
good/bad
etc
taste
She
has
such
good
taste.
她的品位很高雅。
[+
in
]
Some
people
have
really
bad
taste
in
clothes.
有些人在衣着方面的品位实在太糟糕。
4
WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE/NOT OFFENSIVE
可以接受/不会得罪人
the
quality
of
being
acceptable
and
not
offensive
得体
U
All
television
companies
accept
the
need
to
maintain
standards
of
taste
and
decency
.
所有电视公司都认同，电视节目需要保持一定的情趣和格调。
be
in
bad/poor
etc
taste
(likely
to
offend
people)
很不得体
She
acknowledged
her
remark
had
been
in
bad
taste.
她承认她的话语很不得体。
5
EXPERIENCE
经历
a
short
experience
of
something
that
shows
you
what
it
is
like
体验; 感受; 尝试
usually singular 一般用单数
[+
of
]
Schoolchildren
can
get
a
taste
of
the
countryside
first-hand.
学童可以亲身体验一下乡村生活。
It
gave
him
his
first
taste
of
acting
for
the
big
screen.
这让他有了第一次拍电影的体验。
The
autumn
storms
gave
us
a
taste
of
what
was
to
come
(=showed
what
would
happen
later)
.
这几场秋天的暴风雨让我们知道了接下来还会有什么。
6
FEELING
感觉
the
feeling
that
you
have
after
an
experience,
especially
a
bad
experience
〔尤指经历不好的事情之后的〕感受，感觉，滋味
singular 单数
The
way
he
spoke
to
those
children
left
a
nasty
taste
in
my
mouth
.
他那样跟那些孩子说话让我觉得很不是滋味。
the
bitter
taste
of
failure
失败的苦涩滋味
the
sweet
taste
of
victory
胜利的甜美滋味
7
… to taste
if
you
add
salt,
spices
etc
to
taste,
you
add
as
much
as
you
think
makes
it
taste
right
–
used
in
instructions
in
cook
books
按照个人的口味，适量地〔用于烹饪书中的说明〕
Add
salt
to
taste.
依个人口味加盐。
8
delicious/tasty
disgusting
hot/spicy
bland
sweet
salty
sour
bitter
verb
9
to
have
a
particular
kind
of
taste
有…的味道
linking verb 连系动词
taste
good/delicious/sweet/fresh
etc
Mmm!
This
tastes
good!
呣！ 好吃！
The
food
tasted
better
than
it
looked.
这食物吃起来味道比看上去要好。
taste
awful/disgusting
etc
The
liver
tasted
awful
and
the
potatoes
had
not
been
cooked
for
long
enough.
肝很难吃，马铃薯煮的时间也不够。
[+
of
]
This
yoghurt
tastes
of
strawberries.
这酸奶有股草莓的味道。
It
didn’t
taste
much
of
ginger.
没有多少姜的味道。
[+
like
]
It
tastes
just
like
champagne
to
me.
对我来说，它的味道就像香槟酒。
What
does
pumpkin
taste
like
(=how
would
you
describe
its
taste)
?
南瓜是什么味道？
sweet-tasting/strong-tasting
etc
a
sweet-tasting
soup
味道甜甜的汤
a
bitter-tasting
liquid
苦味液体
10
to
experience
or
recognize
the
taste
of
food
or
drink
尝出…的味道
T not in progressive 不用进行式
She
could
taste
blood.
她尝到了血的味道。
Can
you
taste
the
difference?
你能吃出有什么不同吗？
It
was
like
nothing
I’d
ever
tasted
before.
它不像我吃过的任何东西。
11
to
eat
or
drink
a
small
amount
of
something
to
see
what
it
is
like
尝，品尝
T
It’s
always
best
to
keep
tasting
the
food
while
you’re
cooking
it.
做菜的时候一定要边做边尝。
12
taste success/freedom/victory etc
to
have
a
short
experience
of
something
that
you
want
more
of
尝到成功/自由/胜利等的滋味
There
was
a
lot
of
hard
work
before
we
first
tasted
success.
经历了千辛万苦后我们才初尝成功滋味。