词组 | taste |
释义 | noun | verb taste1 /teɪst/ noun 1. the feeling that is produced by a particular food or drink when you put it in your mouthadjectivesa delicious/nice/pleasant taste The taste was absolutely delicious.a nasty/unpleasant taste The egg had a nasty taste.a strange/odd/peculiar/funny taste The sweets have a rather peculiar taste.a strong taste Some French cheeses have a very strong taste.a mild taste The taste of the leaves is milder than the root.a sweet taste The fruits have an excellent sweet taste.a bitter taste I thought that the medicine had a slightly bitter taste.a sour taste Lemons have a sour taste and it’s usually best to add some sugar.a sharp taste (=very sour) I used too much vinegar in the dressing and it had a sharp taste.a salty taste Anchovies have rather a salty taste.a spicy taste Add a little curry powder to give the soup a spicy taste.a creamy/buttery/fruity/nutty etc taste (=tasting of cream, butter etc) The cookies had a very buttery taste.a bland taste (=not strong or interesting) Some people find the taste of rice too bland.a distinctive/characteristic taste (=a taste which makes something different from other things) The hop plant gives beer its distinctive bitter taste.an authentic taste (=like the real food of a country or area) The food in the restaurant has that authentic French taste.verbshave a sweet/strange etc taste The soup had a funny taste.give sth a taste The spices gave the bread a rather interesting taste.like the taste I don’t like the taste of meat.enjoy the taste He was enjoying the taste of the wine.improve/enhance the taste A little salt helps to improve the taste of bread.spoil/ruin the taste Don’t add too much ketchup – it will ruin the taste.take away the taste (=make it go away) I need something to take away the taste of the curry.leave a taste (in your mouth) The coffee leaves a rather bitter taste in your mouth.phrasessense of taste Some birds have a highly developed sense of taste.2. the kind of things that someone likes: He asked about my taste in music. While she was in France she developed a taste for fine wines.adjectives/nouns + tastesimilar tastes/the same taste We have similar musical tastes.different tastes Their tastes in movies were very different.expensive tastes He was a man of expensive tastes.sophisticated tastes (=which show a lot of knowledge about something) Amelia had developed quite sophisticated tastes in music – she liked the German composers, particularly Wagner.simple tastes (=you like simple things) He was a man of simple tastes.strange/odd/eccentric tastes She had strange tastes in colour.eclectic tastes (=liking a wide variety of different things) My tastes in art are very eclectic.musical/literary/artistic taste His musical tastes changed radically.your personal taste Which one you choose is a question of personal taste.public/popular taste The shop created a unique style of goods that appealed to the popular taste.an acquired taste (=something that people do not like at first) This kind of tea is an acquired taste, but very refreshing.consumer tastes Stores are always watching out for changes in consumer tastes.verbshave ... tastes Josh and I have the same tastes.have a taste for sth (=like something) She certainly has a taste for adventure.get/develop a taste for sth also acquire a taste for sth formal (=start to like something) At university she developed a taste for performing.share a taste (=have the same taste as someone else) You obviously share her taste in literature.appeal to/suit sb’s tastes (=be the kind of thing that someone likes) We have music to suit every taste.prepositionstaste in sth I’m not sure about his taste in furniture.phrasesbe to sb’s taste (=be something that someone likes) If her books are not to your taste, there are plenty of books by other writers.be too bright/modern etc for sb’s taste The building was too modern for my taste.in the worst/best possible taste The house was decorated in the worst possible taste.sth is a matter of taste (=different people have different opinions about what is good or right) The choice of wood is largely a matter of taste.there’s no accounting for taste (=used humorously to say that you do not understand why someone likes something) I think his films are awful, but I suppose there is no accounting for taste.sth caters for/to all tastes (=it has things that everyone likes) The magazine caters to all tastes.3. if you have a taste of something, you eat a little to find out what it is likeverbshave/try a taste This cheesecake is delicious. You must have a taste!adjectivesa little taste Can I try a little taste of your soup? noun | verb taste2 /teɪst/ verb to have a particular kind of tasteadjectivestaste good/nice/delicious/great The apples weren’t very big but they tasted good.taste horrible/awful/disgusting/foul The tea tasted absolutely disgusting.taste funny/odd/strange These fruit drinks taste a bit funny at first.taste sweet/bitter/sour/salty The coffee tasted too sweet.adverbstaste strongly of sth The water in the pool tasted strongly of chlorine.taste faintly/slightly/vaguely... The sauce tasted slightly burned. | One of the wines tasted faintly of pears.prepositionstaste of sth The soup tastes of garlic.taste like sth He makes a carrot wine that tastes like whisky.phrasessweet-tasting/strong-tasting etc They produce a range of sweet-tasting drinks aimed at children. |
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