[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]味觉Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is.
...a keen sense of taste.
灵敏的味觉
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]味道；口味 The taste of something is the individual quality which it has when you put it in your mouth and which distinguishes it from other things. For example, something may have a sweet, bitter, sour, or salty taste.
[usu with supp]
I like the taste of wine and enjoy trying different kinds...
我喜欢葡萄酒的味道，喜欢品尝不同的口味。
The taste of blood in her throat made her want to vomit...
她嗓子里的血腥味让她直恶心。
Nettles are surprisingly good — much like spinach but with a sweetish taste.
没想到荨麻这么好吃——很像菠菜，但带了点甜味。
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[N-SING 单数名词](品尝的)少量，一点，一小口 If you have a taste of some food or drink, you try a small amount of it in order to see what the flavour is like.
We have a taste of the white wine he's brought.
我们尝了尝他带来的白葡萄酒。
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[VERB 动词]有…的味道 If food or drink tastes of something, it has that particular flavour, which you notice when you eat or drink it.
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[V adj]
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I drank a cup of tea that tasted of diesel...
我喝了杯有股柴油味的茶。
It tastes like chocolate...
它吃起来像巧克力。
The pizza tastes delicious without any cheese at all.
不加奶酪的比萨饼很好吃。
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[VERB 动词]尝；品尝 If you taste some food or drink, you eat or drink a small amount of it in order to try its flavour, for example to see if you like it or not.
[V n]
He finished his aperitif and tasted the wine the waiter had produced...
他喝完开胃酒，又尝了点侍者端来的葡萄酒。
Before proceeding any further, cut off a small bit of the meat and taste it.
在进行下一步之前，先切一小块肉尝尝。
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[VERB 动词]尝出…的味道 If you can taste something that you are eating or drinking, you are aware of its flavour.
[V n]
[no passive]
You can taste the chilli in the dish but it is a little sweet.
你可以尝出菜里面有辣椒，不过味道有点甜。
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[N-SING 单数名词](短暂的)经历，体验，尝试 If you have a taste of a particular way of life or activity, you have a brief experience of it.
[N of n]
But having had a taste of the big time, he won't want to go back to playing in the reserves...
但是，有过一举成名的经历以后，他就不会再想回去当替补了。
This voyage was his first taste of freedom.
这次航行使他初次体验到了自由的滋味。
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[VERB 动词](短暂地)经历，感受，尝试 If you taste something such as a way of life or a pleasure, you experience it for a short period of time.
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[no passive]
Anyone who has tasted this life wants it to carry on for as long as possible.
任何过过这种日子的人都希望它持续得越久越好。
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[N-SING 单数名词]喜欢；偏好 If you have a taste for something, you have a liking or preference for it.
[N for n/-ing]
She developed a taste for journeys to isolated hazardous regions in North America...
她喜欢上了到北美那些险象环生的偏远地区旅行。
That gave me a taste for reading.
那使我喜欢上了读书。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]鉴赏力；品味 A person's taste is their choice in the things that they like or buy, for example their clothes, possessions, or music. If you say that someone has good taste, you mean that you approve of their choices. If you say that they have poor taste, you disapprove of their choices.
[also N in pl]
His taste in clothes is extremely good...
他在穿衣方面很有品味。
Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
牛津的社交圈过于开放，不合她的胃口。
...a large family with different tastes and preferences...
兴趣爱好各不相同的大家庭
How could so many people have such bad taste in music?
音乐鉴赏力差的人怎么会有那么多？
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[PHRASE 短语]格调庸俗的/格调高雅的；没品位的/高品位的；不合时宜的/得体的 If you say that something that is said or done is in bad taste or in poor taste, you mean that it is offensive, often because it concerns death or sex and is inappropriate for the situation. If you say that something is in good taste, you mean that it is not offensive and that it is appropriate for the situation.
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He rejects the idea that his film is in bad taste...
他不接受那种认为他的电影格调不高的观点。
I do not feel your actions were either appropriate or done in good taste.
我认为你的行为既不妥当又不合时宜。
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[PHRASE 短语](烹饪时)依各人口味，酌量 When a recipe tells you to add a particular spice or other flavouring to taste, it means that you can add as much of that ingredient as you like.
[PHR after v]
Add tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste.
酌量添加番茄酱、盐和胡椒粉。
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taste★/teɪst; NAmEteɪst/
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tastetastestastedtastingnoun★flavour 味1★[countable , uncountable ]the particular quality that different foods and drinks have that allows you to recognize them when you put them in your mouth 味道；滋味◆a salty/bitter/sweet, etc. taste咸味、苦味、甜味等◆I don't like the taste of olives.我不喜欢橄榄的味道。◆This dish has an unusual combination of tastes and textures.这道菜的味道和口感搭配得很奇特。◆The soup has very little taste.这汤没什么味道。sense 感觉官能2★[uncountable ]the sense you have that allows you to recognize different foods and drinks when you put them in your mouth 味觉◆I've lost my sense of taste.我尝不出味道。small quantity 少量3★[countable , usually singular ]a small quantity of food or drink that you try in order to see what it is like 少许尝的东西；一口；一点儿◆Just have a taste of this cheese.尝一点儿这种奶酪吧。short experience 短暂经历4[singular ]a short experience of sth 体验；尝试◆This was my first tasteof live theatre. 这是我初次在现场看戏。◆Although we didn't know it, this incident was a taste of things to come.尽管当时我们并不知道，但这件事是后来一系列事件的开端。ability to choose well 判断力5★[uncountable ]a person's ability to choose things that people recognize as being of good quality or appropriate 鉴赏力；欣赏力◆He has very good tastein music. 他有很高的音乐欣赏力。◆They've got more money than taste.他们有钱，但品味不高。◆The room was furnished with taste.这个房间布置得很雅致。what you like 喜好6★[countable , uncountable ]what a person likes or prefers 爱好；志趣taste(for sth) ◆That trip gave me a taste for foreign travel.那次旅游使我产生了去国外旅行的兴趣。taste(in sth) ◆She has very expensive tastes in clothes.她讲究穿高档的服装。◆The colour and style is a matterof personal taste.颜色和式样是个人爱好问题。◆Modern art is not to everyone's taste.现代艺术不见得适合每个人的口味。◆There are trips to suit all tastes.有适合各种喜好的旅游。IDIOMSbe in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. ˈtasteto be offensive and not at all appropriate 趣味低级；粗俗；不得体◆Most of his jokes were in very poor taste.他的笑话大多粗俗不堪。be in good, the best possible, etc. ˈtasteto be appropriate and not at all offensive 适度；得体leave a bad/nasty ˈtaste in the mouth(of events or experiences 事件或经历)to make you feel disgusted or ashamed afterwards 使后来感到厌恶（或羞耻）；留下坏印象to ˈtastein the quantity that is needed to make sth taste the way you prefer 按口味；适量◆Add salt and pepper to taste.适量放盐和胡椒粉。☞more at
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verb★( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) have flavour 有味道1★linking verbto have a particular flavour 有…味道+ adj.◆It tastes sweet.这有甜味儿。tasteof sth ◆The ice tasted of mint.这刨冰有薄荷味儿。tastelike sth ◆This drink tastes like sherry.这种酒味道像雪利酒。2-tasting( in adjectives 构成形容词) having a particular flavour 有…味道的◆foul-tasting medicine难吃的药recognize flavour 辨味3★[transitive ]tastesth ( often used with canor could常与 can 或 could 连用) to be able to recognize flavours in food and drink 尝出，品出（食品或饮料的味道）◆You can taste the garlic in this stew.在这炖肉里你可以尝出大蒜的味道。test flavour 尝味4★[transitive ]tastesth to test the flavour of sth by eating or drinking a small amount of it 尝，品（味道）SYN
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◆Taste it and see if you think there's enough salt in it.你尝尝看这够不够咸。eat/drink 吃；喝5★[transitive ]tastesth to eat or drink food or liquid 吃；喝◆I've never tasted anything like it.我从来没有吃过像这样的东西。have short experience 有短暂经历6[transitive ]tastesth to have a short experience of sth, especially sth that you want more of 浅尝；尝到甜头◆He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.他刚尝到了自由的甜头，却又失去了。taste/teɪst; NAmEteɪst/
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1fooda)[countable, uncountable] the feeling that is produced by a particular food or drink when you put it in your mouthSYN flavour: The medicine had a slightly bitter taste.taste of I don’t really like the taste of meat anymore.b)[uncountable] the sense by which you know one food from another: Some birds have a highly developed sense of taste.c)have a taste (of something) if you have a taste of some food or drink, you put a small amount in your mouth to try it: You must have a taste of the fruitcake.2what you like [countable, uncountable] the kind of things that someone likestaste in He asked about my taste in music.taste for While she was in France she developed a taste for fine wines.3judgment [uncountable] someone’s judgment when they choose clothes, decorations etchave good/bad etc taste She has such good taste.taste in Some people have really bad taste in clothes.4what is acceptable/not offensive [uncountable] the quality of being acceptable and not offensive: All television companies accept the need to maintain standards of taste and decency.be in bad/poor etc taste (=likely to offend people) She acknowledged her remark had been in bad taste.5experience [usually singular] a short experience of something that shows you what it is liketaste of Schoolchildren can get a taste of the countryside first-hand. It gave him his first taste of acting for the big screen. The autumn storms gave us a taste of what was to come (=showed what would happen later).6feeling [singular] the feeling that you have after an experience, especially a bad experience: The way he spoke to those children left a nasty taste in my mouth. the bitter taste of failure the sweet taste of victory7... 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: Add salt to taste. → give somebody a taste of their own medicine
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COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesdelicious· The taste was absolutely delicious.· a delicious creamy tastenasty/unpleasant· Some tablets have a nasty taste.strange/odd/peculiar/funny· The sweets had a rather peculiar taste.strong· This cheese has quite a strong taste.mild· The taste of the leaves is milder than the root.sweet· The fruits have an excellent sweet taste.bitter· The brandy would not have masked the bitter taste of the poison.sour· The purpose of the lemon’s sour taste may be to stop the fruit being eaten by animals.salty· He was conscious of the salty taste of his own blood.spicy· Add a little curry powder to give it a spicy taste.creamy/buttery/fruity/nutty etc (=tasting of cream, butter etc)· The cookies had a very buttery taste.bland (=not strong or interesting)· Some people find the taste of rice too bland.distinctive· Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.verbshave a sweet/strange etc taste· The soup had a funny taste.give something a taste· The spices gave the bread a rather interesting taste.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘it is sweet taste’ or ‘it is nice taste’. Say it has a sweet taste or it has a nice taste.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivessimilar/the same· We have similar musical tastes.same/similar/different· Their tastes in movies were very different.expensive/sophisticated· He was a man of expensive tastes. (=he liked expensive things)simple· He was a man of simple tastes (=liking simple things)eclectic (=liking a wide variety of different things)· My tastes 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· Changes in consumer tastes result in the expansion of some industries and the contraction of others.verbshave ... tastes· Josh and I have the same tastes.have a taste for something (=like something)· She certainly has a taste for adventure.get/develop a taste for something (also acquire a taste for something formal) (=to 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.suit/satisfy/appeal to somebody’s tastes (=provide what someone likes)· We have music to suit every taste.· The magazine caters for all tastes.phrasesbe to somebody’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 somebody’s taste· The building was too modern for my taste.something is a matter of taste (=different people have different opinions about what is good or right)· Which of the two methods you use 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)THESAURUSdescribing the taste of somethingdelicious having a very good taste: · This cake is delicious!· a delicious mealdisgusting/revolting having a very bad taste: · The medicine tasted disgusting.· They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.sweet tasting full of sugar: · The oranges were very sweet.tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: · She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.· That was really tasty!sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: · The apples were a little sour.· The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: · The dressing was nice and tangy.bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: · bitter chocolate· The medicine had rather a bitter taste.· Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.salty containing a lot of salt: · Danish salami has a salty flavour.hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: · I love hot curries.· a spicy tomato saucepiquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation: · cooked vegetables in a piquant saucemild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: · a mild currybland not having an interesting taste: · I found the sauce rather bland.
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1[linking verb] to have a particular kind of tastetaste good/delicious/sweet/fresh etc Mmm! This tastes good! The food tasted better than it looked.taste awful/disgusting etc The coffee tasted awful.taste of something This yoghurt tastes of strawberries. It didn’t taste much of ginger.taste like something It tastes just like champagne to me. What does pumpkin taste like (=how would you describe its taste)?sweet-tasting/bitter-tasting etc a sweet-tasting soupGRAMMARLinking verbsTaste is a linking verb in this meaning. It links the subject of the sentence with an adjective: · The soup tastes salty.· Fresh strawberries always taste delicious.Using the progressive• The verb taste is not usually used in the progressive. You say: · I tasted blood.· It tastes sour.✗Don’t say: I was tasting blood. | It is tasting sour.• You often say someone can taste something when describing what they taste: · I could taste blood.• The present participle tasting is used to form adjectives such as sweet-tasting and foul-tasting.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS2[transitive] to experience or recognize the taste of food or drink: She could taste blood. Can you taste the difference? It was like nothing I’d ever tasted before.3[transitive] to eat or drink a small amount of something to see what it is like: It’s always best to keep tasting the food while you’re cooking it.4taste success/freedom/victory etc to have a short experience of something that you want more of: There was a lot of hard work before we first tasted success.COLLOCATIONSadjectivestaste good/nice/delicious/great· The apples weren’t very big but they tasted good.taste horrible/awful/disgusting/foul· The tea tasted horrible.taste funny/odd/strange· These fruit drinks taste a bit funny until you get used to them.taste sweet/bitter/sour/salty· He handed me some black stuff which tasted bitter.adverbstaste strongly of something· The water tasted strongly of chlorine.phrasessweet-tasting/strong-tasting etc· a sweet-tasting drink