delicious adj. ⇨delicious (delicious food)⇨wonderful (a delicious feeling)delicious
adjective
delicious ♦︎ tasty ♦︎ appetizing ♦︎ mouth-watering ♦︎ yummyThese words all describe food or drink that tastes nice.这些词均表示食物或饮料美味可口的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达美味可口的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆delicious / tasty / appetizing food◆a delicious / tasty meal◆a delicious / an appetizing smell◆a delicious / tasty lunch◆delicious / tasty / mouth-watering dishes◆to look delicious / tasty / appetizing / mouth-watering◆really delicious / tasty / yummy◆not very tasty / appetizing■delicioushaving a very pleasant taste or smell美味的;可口的;好闻的◆Who cooked this? It's absolutely delicious.这菜谁做的?味道好极了。◆What's that? It smells delicious.那是什么?闻着真香啊。◆Lentils cooked with garlic make a delicious accompaniment to sausages or red meat.小扁豆加大蒜煮了,配香肠或红肉十分美味。▸deliciously
adverb
◆deliciously creamy soup可口的奶油汤■tastyhaving a strong and pleasant taste美味的;可口的;好吃的◆The food is wholesome, tasty and well-presented.这种食品有益健康、美味可口、品相美观。◆There is a range of tasty snacks available at the bar.小餐馆提供各式美味小吃。■appetizing (BrE alsoappetising) ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ (of food) that smells or looks attractive, making you want to eat it(食物)开胃的,引起食欲的◆The appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon was coming from the kitchen.厨房里飘来嗞嗞作响的熏猪肉的香味,令人胃口大开。◆The meals he cooked were always nourishing but never particularly appetizing.他做的饭总是很有营养,但向来不怎么好吃。ⓘ Appetizing is not usually used with the verb to be unless the sentence is negative.一般不用be appetizing这一结构,除非是在否定句中◆The food wasn't very appetizing.食物不怎么令人开胃。◆The food was very appetizing.OPPunappetizing ⇨ unattractive■ˈmouth-watering [usually before noun] that looks or smells so good that you want to eat it immediately令人垂涎的;非常好吃的◆They looked through the window at the mouth-watering display of cakes.他们看着橱窗里令人垂涎的蛋糕。■yummy ˈjʌmi (informal, spoken) very good to eat; delicious好吃的;美味的◆These biscuits are yummy.这些饼干很好吃。◆Chocolate cake? Yummy!巧克力蛋糕?好吃!ⓘ Yummy is used especially by or to children. * yummy尤用作儿语或对孩子说话时用。OPPyuckyⓘ Yucky is an informal way of describing food that is disgusting or very unpleasant; it is used especially by children. * yucky是非正式用语,形容食物难吃或令人厌恶,尤用作儿语。