1. U 滋味，味道　 sensation caused in the tongue by things placed on it
2. U 鉴赏力　 ability to perceive and enjoy what is beautiful or harmonious
3. C 爱好，嗜好　 liking or preference

　create a ～　产生兴趣
　develop a ～　培养兴趣
　display a ～　表现出兴趣
　give a ～　发出一种味道
　have a ～ (of)　尝尝
　improve the ～ of　改进…的味道
　leave a ～ of　留下…味道
　meet the ～　符合口味
　satisfy a ～ for　满足对…的兴趣
　show a ～　表现出兴趣
　spoil the ～ of　破坏…味道
　suit the ～　符合口味
　take a ～ (of) 　尝尝
　acquired ～　后天养成的嗜好
　all ～s　不同的口味
　artistic ～　艺术鉴赏力
　bad ～　低级趣味，粗俗
　bitter ～　苦味
　burnt ～　烧焦的味道，煳味
　excellent ～　有风味，大方，有礼貌
　foul ～　恶臭的味道
　good ～　谈吐得体，雅观
　literary ～　文学品味
　little ～　没什么味道，没什么趣味
　much ～　很有滋味
　musical ～　音乐欣赏力
　nice ～　美味
　personal ～　个人兴趣
　pleasant ～　好闻的味道
　poor ～　低级趣味，不礼貌，粗鲁，不得体
　popular ～　大众的爱好
　strong ～　恶臭味，浓烈的味道
　sweet ～　甜味
　chocolate ～　巧克力的味道
　in ～　高雅地，得体地
　man of ～　风雅的人
　sense of ～　味觉，情趣感
　to one's ～　合口味
　to the king's ～　尽善尽美地
　to the queen's ～　尽善尽美地
　～ for brandy　喝白兰地酒的嗜好
　～ for music　音乐欣赏能力
　～ in choosing pictures　在选择绘画方面的鉴赏力
　～ in clothes　在服装方面的鉴赏力
　～ in music　音乐欣赏能力
　～ in the mouth　嘴里的味道
　～ of music　音乐兴趣
　～ of the pudding　尝尝布丁的味道

　This milk has got a funny taste.　牛奶有怪味。
　It has a delicious taste.　这东西味道鲜美。
　It is a colourless liquid with a burning taste.　这是有强烈味道的无色液体。
　Some oranges have a bitter taste.　有些橘子有苦味。
　Sugar has a sweet taste.　糖有甜味。
　This cake has no taste.　这蛋糕一点味道也没有。
　Food which is cooked too much has no taste.　煮过头的食物无味道。
　It hasn't much taste.　这东西味道不浓。
　I had a taste of the soup to see if it needed more salt.　我尝了一口汤，看看是不是还要加点盐。
　Do have a taste of this cake.　尝尝这蛋糕吧。
　It is flavoured with the taste of apple.　它加有苹果的香味。
　Give him a taste of the whip.　让他尝尝这鞭子的滋味。
　Once you've had a taste of life in our country you won't want to return home.　你一旦在我们国家尝过生活的滋味，就不愿意回家了。
　I've got a cold, so I've lost my sense of taste.　我患了感冒，所以丧失了味觉。
　The girl has excellent taste in dress.　这姑娘对衣着有极好的鉴赏力。
　You need good taste before you can enjoy this music.　有很强的鉴赏力，才能欣赏这种音乐。
　We all admire your taste in art.　我们大家都羡慕你的艺术修养。
　These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.　这些式样可以加以更改，以适合个人的喜好。
　There's no accounting for tastes.　人各有所好。
　She and Reid shared the same tastes and interests.　她和雷特兴趣爱好相同。
　It is all a matter of taste.　这是一个嗜好上的问题。

 ♣ in good taste
1. 雅致 refined; elegant
　Everything in his house is in good taste.　他家里样样都很雅致。
　The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.　培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
2. （行为）高尚 (action, etc.) noble; lofty
　His behaviour was in good taste.　他的行为高尚。
 ♣ leave a bad taste in the mouth
　留下一种嫌恶的感觉，一个坏印象或回忆　be followed by a feeling of disgust; be followed by an unpleasant feeling or memory
　The play has left a bad taste in the mouth of me.　这出戏给我留下一个坏印象。
 ♣ taste for
　爱好，嗜好　liking or preference
　She has a taste for music.　她爱好音乐。
　He has a taste for hunting.　他爱好打猎。
　I've always had a taste for 19th century literature.　我一向喜爱19世纪的文学。
　He has a great taste for art.　他很嗜好艺术。
　The baby has no taste for sweet things.　这婴儿不喜欢甜食。
 ♣ taste in
　喜欢，爱好　take great pleasure in; have sth as a hobby
　My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own.　在服装方面，我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。
　She has expensive taste in clothes.　她喜欢穿价格昂贵的衣服。
　He tried to educate his son's taste in music.　他试图培养他儿子对音乐的爱好。
　What are your tastes in music?　你喜欢哪种音乐?
 ♣ to sb's taste
　合意，中意　agreeable or pleasing to one
　The dish is to her taste.　这道菜合她的口味。
　The soup is quite to my taste.　这汤很合我的口味。
　He found no ties completely to his taste.　他没有发现完全合意的领带。
　Modern art is not to everyone's taste.　现代艺术不见得合所有人的口味。
 ♣ with taste
　优美，高雅　graceful; fine; exquisite
　The lady dresses her hair with taste.　这位女士的头发式样很有品位。
　The room was decorated with much taste.　这房间装饰得很雅致。
　The furnishings and paintings had been chosen with impeccable taste.　室内的家具和油画都经过精心选择。

 ♣ taste, flavour
　参见flavour条。

　vt. & vi.尝，品尝，尝到 judge flavour by putting in the mouth

　～ alcohol　喝酒
　～ blood　因击败敌人而快乐
　～ cakes　吃糕点
　～ coffee　尝咖啡
　～ defeat　尝到挫败的滋味
　～ duck's web　品尝鸭掌
　～ failure　尝到失败的滋味
　～ food　进食
　～ freedom　尝到自由的滋味
　～ fruit　吃水果
　～ herbs　尝草药
　～ one's breakfast　吃早饭
　～ pepper　吃出辣椒味
　～ power　尝到权力的滋味
　～ tea　品茶
　～ the soup　尝一口汤
　～ the sweets and bitters of life　饱尝人生的甘苦
　～ the wine　尝酒
　～ almost　几乎没有吃
　～ barely　几乎没有吃
　～ briefly　短暂回味
　～ faintly　无限回味
　～ quickly　迅速品尝
　～ slyly　暗自回味
　～ sparingly　味不足地
　～ strongly　有强烈的…味
　～ tentatively　试尝
　～ for　味道适合，尽管有味
　～ like　味道像
　～ like carrots　味道像胡萝卜
　～ like jellyfish　味道像海蜇
　～ of　有…味道，略有些…意味
　～ of beef　有牛肉味道
　～ of brandy　有白兰地的味道
　～ of chicken　有鸡肉味道
　～ of earth　有土腥味
　～ of lemon　有柠檬味
　～ of onions　有洋葱的味道
　～ of poverty　尝到贫穷的滋味
　～ of success　尝到成功的滋味
　～ of the schools　带有学究气

　How does it taste?　这东西味道如何?
　White arsenic doesn't taste.　砒霜无味。
　Sometimes when you are ill, you can't taste properly.　生病时有时吃什么都没有滋味。
　It tastes delicious.　这东西很好吃。
　These oranges taste sweet.　这些橘子吃起来挺甜。
　This food tasted good.　这东西味道不错。
　Add two cans of orange juice to the mixture and it will taste better.　把两听橘子汁加在拌和物里，吃起来味道会好些。
　The mixture tasted horrible.　混合液的味道太恶心了。
　The liquid tastes bitter.　这种药水有苦味。
　I don't like dry wine, it tastes sour.　我不喜欢干白葡萄酒，它有一股酸味。
　Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth.　良药苦口。
　It tastes like apple.　这吃起来味道像苹果。
　She tasted her coffee, and then added more sugar.　她尝了口咖啡，接着又往里加了点儿糖。
　Taste this cake and tell me whether you like it?　尝尝这块蛋糕，告诉我你喜欢吗?
　He tasted the wine before drinking it.　他喝酒之前先尝了尝。
　I think I can taste garlic and mint in the sauce.　我认为我在调味汁里能尝出大蒜和薄荷的味道。
　He was hungry and he had not tasted any of grandpa's cooking for a long time.　他早饿了，而且也很久没有尝过祖父烧的菜了。
　We can taste nothing when we have a cold.　要是感冒了，就什么东西也尝不出味来了。
　He had tasted the delights of country life and never again wanted to live in town.　他已尝到乡村生活的乐趣，从此再也不想住在城镇了。
　He has tasted the sweets and bitters of life.　他已饱尝了人生的苦乐。
　They tasted defeat for the first time.　他们经历了首次失败。
　The patient has not tasted food for days.　病人已有几天没有吃过一点东西了。
　I have never tasted spirits such as brandy and whisky.　我从未喝过一口白兰地和威士忌之类的烈酒。
　He had not tasted food for forty hours.　他已40个小时没吃东西了。
　Some books are to be tasted and some to be chewed and digested.　一些书须浅尝，而另一些书须仔细推敲，认真消化。

 ♣ taste of　(v.+prep.)
　有某种味道；体验到　have the specific flavour of or have experience of
　The soup tastes of onion.　这汤有洋葱味。
　The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds.　这茶有点苦杏仁的味道。
　Her lips tasted of wild strawberries.　她嘴唇上有野草莓的味道。
　The water here tastes of earth.　这儿的水有土腥味。
　He has tasted of the happiness in serving the people.　他体会到了为人民服务的乐趣。
　Age but tastes of pleasures, youth devours.　人生的欢乐，老年人只能略尝，而青年人则可尽情享受。
　She has now tasted of failure.　她现在尝到了失败的滋味。
　The boy has tasted of poverty.　那孩子已尝到贫困的滋味。
　His writings taste of the school.　他的文章有学究气。
　The valiant only tasted of death but once.　勇者爱品尝死亡的滋味，尽管只有一次。

 ♣ taste, taste of
1. taste可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词， taste of中的taste是不及物动词。
2. taste用作不及物动词时意思是“尝起来”“有味道”，用作及物动词时，意思是“品尝…”; taste of的意思是“有…味道”，用作文学用语的意思是 “知道”“体验”。
 ♣ taste, flavour
　参见flavour条。

　这肉味道很好。
　［误］ The meat is tasted well.
　［误］ The meat is tasting well.
　［正］ The meat tastes good.
　［析］ taste表示“尝起来有…味道”，是系动词，不可用于被动结构，也不可用于进行体。

　当taste表示品尝食品如何时或与别的食品比较时，可以使用进行体。例如：
　"Stop eating the cake.""I'm just tasting it."　“别吃那蛋糕了。”“我只是尝尝而已”。

　［派生词］ tasteful adj.有良好判断力或鉴赏力的，举止得体的
　［同义词］ v. experience, sample, sip, try, undergo
　［词源］　古法语taster（感觉，尝味，品尝）