单词 | nutty |
释义 | nutty (nʌti ) Word forms: nuttier , nuttiest 1. adjective If you describe food as nutty, you mean that it tastes of nuts, has the texture of nuts, or is made with nuts. ...nutty butter cookies. Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour. 2. adjective If you describe someone as nutty, you mean that their behaviour is very strange or foolish. [informal, disapproval] He looked like a nutty professor. That's a nutty idea. Synonyms: mad, crazy [informal], bananas [slang], barking [slang] Idioms: nutty as a fruitcake [British, informal] very strange, foolish, or crazy Despite his maddening fidgeting, the man is a charmer – intense, funny, and nutty as a fruitcake. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: nutty taste The chickpeas have a delicious nutty taste and provide some starchy but not too stodgy substance to this course. Times, Sunday Times It has a bit of a nutty taste. The Sun Their slightly nutty taste works with the more robust flavours of beetroot and horseradish. Times, Sunday Times It makes a slightly stickier pancake so needs slightly longer in the pan, but it has a nutty taste, which goes well with savoury fillings. Times, Sunday Times This bottle has a slightly nutty taste, with notes of mature fruit. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 坚果风味的 Japanese: ナッツの |
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