zest 详细解释

zest

[zest]

n.热情, 风味, (橙子、柠檬等的)皮

n.

1. 热心; 热情[U]

He entered into our plans with zest.

他热心地加入我们的计划。

2. 滋味; 风味; 香味[U]

The possibility of danger gave (a) zest to the adventure.

可能发生的危险增加了那次冒险的刺激性。

3. 风趣; 兴趣[U][S]

He felt that some of the zest had gone out of his life.

他觉得他的生活已少了些情趣。

4. 增加风味之物[U]

词形变化

形容词: zestful | 副词: zestfully | 名词: zestfulness | 动词过去式: zested | 动词过去分词: zested | 动词现在分词: zesting | 动词第三人称单数: zests |

词义辨析

同义:

n.兴趣; 快乐; 风味

relish  enjoyment  gusto  savor  flavor  delight  eagerness  pleasure  satisfaction  

同义参见:

salt  kick  jazz  zip  

英英释义

名词 zest:

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

同义词:gusto, relish, zestfulness

a tart spicy quality

同义词:nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess

动词 zest:

add herbs or spices to

同义词:spice, spice up

补充

zestzest英:[zest] 美:[zɛst]n.1.极大的快乐或兴奋; 热情; 兴趣2.增加的兴趣、风味、魅力等(的性质)3.(用于烹饪时调味的)橙子、柠檬等的外皮

例句

1. He retired from professional chess because he had lost the zest for winning.他退出了职业国际象棋赛场, 因为他已经失去了求胜欲望。 2. She is a neat, elegant woman with a zest for life and an infectious laugh.她是一位整洁优雅的女性, 对生活充满热情, 笑声很有感染力。 3. the zest and charm of this beautiful comic opera这出精彩喜歌剧的意趣和魅力 4. Live interviews add zest and interest to otherwise dull research.现场采访会为原本沉闷的调查增添趣味和吸引力。 5. Finely grate about a teaspoon of orange zest.把橙子皮擦出大约一茶匙的细末待用。 6. Mix the rest of the olive oil with the zest and juice of the lemon.将其余的橄榄油和柠檬皮及柠檬汁混合在一起。 7. they campaigned with zest and intelligence.他们带着热情与才智投身运动。 8. [in sing.]she had a great zest for life.她非常热爱生活。 9. I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job.我过去常常努力赶超以前的成就以给单调的工作增加刺激。 10. We'd hoped to recapture some of the zest [=energy] and enthusiasm of youth at the reunion.我们本希望此次团聚能重温一下青年时代的热情与活力。 11. She has a real zest for life. [=she enjoys life very much]她非常热爱生活。 12. His humor added zest to the performance.他的幽默给这场演出增添了几分趣味。 13. His humor added a certain zest to the performance.他的幽默给这场演出增添了几分趣味。 14. The recipe calls for a tablespoon of lemon zest.菜谱上说要放一汤匙柠檬皮。 15. a zestful performance风趣的演出