savory 详细解释

savory

['seivəri]

adj.美味可口的, 香辣的, 令人愉快的, 体面的
n.香薄荷
=savoury(英)

a.

1. 美味可口的; 芳香开胃的

the savory smell of roasting chicken

烤鸡的香味

2. 咸的; 香辣的

3. 令人愉快的; 饶有趣味的

4. (常用在否定句中)品性优良的, 可敬的; 体面的

This place doesn't have a very savory reputation.

这个地方名声不佳。

n.

【英】(餐前的)开胃菜, (餐后的)助消化菜[C]

词形变化

副词: savorily | 名词: savoriness | 名词复数: savories |

词义辨析

反义:

a.可口的; 味香的

unsavory  

英英释义

名词 savory:

any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees

dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions

同义词:Micromeria juliana

either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

同义词:savoury

an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

同义词:savoury

形容词 savory:

morally respectable or inoffensive

同义词:savoury, inoffensive

having an agreeably pungent taste

同义词:piquant, savoury, spicy, zesty

pleasing to the sense of taste

同义词:mouth-watering, savoury

补充

savorysavory英:[ˈseivəri] 美:[ˈsevəri]adj.1.风味极佳的,可口的,味美的n.1.使人开胃的菜肴

例句

1. Is it sweet or savoury?这是甜的还是咸的? 2. a savory aroma沁人心脾的香味 3. They prepared an assortment of both sweet and savory foods.他们准备了各式甜食和咸食。 4. His reputation was anything but savory. [=his reputation was unsavory]他的名声糟透了。 5. her less savory friend她那名声欠佳的朋友 6. They prepared assorted sweets and savories.他们准备了各种各样的甜食和咸味小吃。