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  • Conjugation : past  tasted ; ing  tasting
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

taste [teɪst]
  1. 1. noun [u] (sense) 味觉
  2. 2. noun [c] (flavour) 味道
  3. 3. noun [c] (sample) 尝试
  4. 4. noun [of suffering] [ freedom etc] 体验
  5. 5. noun [u] (choice,liking) 品位
  6. 6. vt. (get flavour of) 尝
  7. 7. vt. (test,detect) 品尝
  8. 8. vi. to taste of/like sth 有/像某物的味道
    to develop {or} acquire a taste for sth
    养成对某物的爱好
    to have good/bad taste
    品好/差
    to be in good/bad taste
    [remark,joke+] 格调高雅/低俗
    to taste delicious/bitter
    起来好吃/苦

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

taste [teɪst]
  1. 1. vi. 品尝
    I couldn't taste the sugar in the cake.
    我没尝出来蛋糕里有甜味
    The difference is only in the colour; the cheese tastes the same.
    仅仅颜色不同奶酪品尝起来还是一样的。
  2. 2. vt. 注意到……的味道
    He enjoys tasting new wines.
    喜欢品尝新式葡萄酒
    I would rather taste ash on my tongue than blood in my mouth.
    我更能注意到舌头灰尘味道不是嘴中鲜血味道
    Can you taste the garlic?
    你能吃蒜吗?
  3. 3. vt. 试用品尝
    I was asked to taste a new sports drink at the mall.
    商场,我被邀请试喝一种新的运动饮料
    Once a week we have an informal wine tasting.
    我们一周有一次非正式品酒活动
  4. 4. vi. 带……的风味
    This tastes of salt.
    这个起来有咸味。
    We felt the juice tasted a bit like a dry sherry.
    我们感觉这种果汁带有一种干雪利酒的风味
  5. 5. vt. 品味道,辨味
    Can you taste the difference?
    你能品出有什么不同么?
    A cheese tasting is also on the menu, as always with a glass of local red wine.
    菜单中有奶酪辨味,也有当地的红酒品尝
    He could taste the honey in the tea.
    可以辨别茶中蜂蜜味道
    We tasted wines last night.
    我们昨晚喝酒了。
  6. 6. vt. 体验经历
    I have tasted a lot of memorable experiences during my life.
    我的一生中有很多难忘的经历
    Those who taste instant success usually falter quickly in the aftermath of their luck.
    那些经历突如其来成功的人通常会在运气消逝很快收敛起来
    The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died.
    这名过去奴隶在她去世享受到了短暂的自由
  7. 7. noun [Person Name] 塔斯特
  8. 8. n.[c] 味道
    We all learn to like certain tastes and certain textures in the foods we eat.
    我们都在尝试喜欢我们吃的食物中的特有味道口感
    I woke up late afternoon sometime with a funny taste in my mouth.
    快到傍晚时候,我醒来了,嘴里有种古怪味道
    The candy left him with a bad taste.
    吃了糖果后再吃其他东西让他感到味道不对劲
    The melon had a delicious taste.
    那个甜瓜味美可口
  9. 9. n.[c] 偏爱喜爱
    Europeans developed a taste for fine wine and beers.
    欧洲人喜好香醇葡萄酒啤酒
    Deciding which achievement was the most remarkable is all a matter of taste.
    决定哪个成绩是最引人注目就是偏爱问题了。
  10. 10. n.[c] 品位,鉴赏力,欣赏力
    Apparently, the car thieves had better taste than I imagined.
    显然偷车贼品味比我想象的要好
    She thought the place was just like the sitting room of a person of taste.
    认为这里就像是一个人的起居室那样品位
    To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste.
    那个特殊时刻发问极端没有品味表现
    Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success.
    傲慢没有品味造就他的快速成功
  11. 11. noun 领略体验感受
    I wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine.
    我要让他亲自品尝一下他自己种下的恶果
    Away games gave working-class youths their first taste of comfortable living.
    远离游戏使工人阶级的年轻人们首次感受到了舒适生活
    She enjoyed her brief taste of independence.
    她很喜欢短时间的独立生活
    He got a taste of life on the wild side.
    他尝到了生活粗砺的一面
  12. 12. n.[c] 浅尝,一口
    Please have a taste of the food.
    请尝尝这道菜。
    Stop for a taste of southern food at the famous restaurant
    下来浅尝一下这个有名餐馆的南方菜。
    Take a taste--you'll like it.
    一口——你会喜欢的。
  13. 13. n.[u] 味觉
    She could distinguish between the different tastes without any difficulty.
    可以轻而易举地区分出不同口味
    His taste sensation may be diminished on the front half of the tongue.
    舌头前半部分的味觉可能减弱了。
    His cold deprived him of his sense of taste.
    感冒让他失去味觉
  14. 14. n.[c] 品尝
    The volunteers were asked about the taste of the new ice cream.
    志愿者被问到新型冰淇淋味道如何
    He loved to participate in wine tastings for the vineyard.
    他乐衷于参加葡萄园的酒品品尝。

Collins English-English Dictionary

taste [teɪst]
  1. 1. n the sense by which the qualities and flavour of a substance are distinguished by the taste buds
  2. 2. n the sensation experienced by means of the taste buds
  3. 3. n the act of tasting
  4. 4. n a small amount eaten, drunk, or tried on the tongue
  5. 5. n a brief experience of something
    a taste of the whip
  6. 6. n a preference or liking for something; inclination
    to have a taste for danger
  7. 7. n the ability to make discerning judgments about aesthetic, artistic, and intellectual matters; discrimination
    to have taste
  8. 8. n judgment of aesthetic or social matters according to a generally accepted standard
    bad taste
  9. 9. n discretion; delicacy
    that remark lacks taste
  10. 10. n [obsolete] the act of testing
  11. 11. vb to distinguish the taste of (a substance) by means of the taste buds
  12. 12. vb [usually tr] to take a small amount of (a food, liquid, etc) into the mouth, esp in order to test the quality
    to taste the wine
  13. 13. vb [often foll by of] to have a specific flavour or taste
    the tea tastes of soap
    this apple tastes sour
  14. 14. vb [when intr, usually foll by of] to have an experience of (something)
    to taste success
  15. 15. vb an archaic word for enjoy
  16. 16. vt. [tr] [tr] [obsolete] to test by touching
  17. 17. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French taster, ultimately from Latin taxare to appraise

Examples

abominable taste
令人作呕的气味
the canons of good taste
(衡量)情趣(或礼貌)的准则
delicacy of musical taste
音乐欣赏力强
just a taste
(请)尝一口:(请)尝一点儿。
a novel tailored to popular taste
一本迎合众人口味的小说

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