| 单词 | sweet tooth |
| 释义 | > as lemmassweet tooth sweet tooth n. (tooth n. 2a), a taste or liking for sweet things; also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [noun] > sweet tooth sweet tooth1390 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > [noun] > appetite for specific kind of food sweet tooth1390 sweetnessc1440 greasy stomach1592 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 14 Delicacie his swete toth Hath fostred. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 43v I am glad that my Adonis hath a sweete tooth in his head. 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes 2nd Intermeane 65 in Wks. II I haue a sweet tooth yet. 1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 255. ⁋2 A liquorish Palate, or a sweet Tooth (as they call it). 1899 J. London Let. 29 July (1966) 45 If you're a sweet tooth you will not receive accommodation here except in the fruit line and the candy stores. 1904 P. Fountain Great North-West x. 96 Americans have the sweet-tooth highly developed. 1946 D. Thomas Deaths & Entrances 14 Till the sweet tooth of my love bit dry. 1960 Times 5 July 16/5 A symphony for sweet-tooths. < as lemmas |
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