英语词汇“piquant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

describing the taste of something► delicious

having a very good taste: · This cake is delicious!· a delicious meal

► disgusting/revolting

having a very bad taste: · The medicine tasted disgusting.· They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.

► sweet

tasting full of sugar: · The oranges were very sweet.

► tasty

especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: · She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.· That was really tasty!

► sour/tart

having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: · The apples were a little sour.· The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.

► tangy

having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: · The dressing was nice and tangy.

► bitter

having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: · bitter chocolate· The medicine had rather a bitter taste.· Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.

► salty

containing a lot of salt: · Danish salami has a salty flavour.

► hot/spicy

having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: · I love hot curries.· a spicy tomato sauce

► piquant

formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation: · cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce

► mild

not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: · a mild curry

► bland

not having an interesting taste: · I found the sauce rather bland.

单词	piquant
释义	piquantpi‧quant /ˈpiːkənt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINpiquant Origin: 1500-1600 French present participle of piquer; ➔ PIQUE2 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a piquant sauce with garlic and red peppers a tale full of piquant characters and vivid descriptions EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A piquant salsa verde brought everything together. His cilantro-laced sauteed shrimp, piquant goat-cheese salad and tender smoked salmon fettuccine are heavenly enough. It is always fresh and often pleasingly piquant. She was weighed down with a confusing mixture of feelings that sometimes felt so mellow and piquant, it was almost pleasant. Steve maintains that the peppers give the bland turkey a piquant flavour. The piquant champignons had large mushroom caps stuffed with crumbled country sausage and topped with bread crumbs. The piquant sweetness of rhubarb stalks, cooked and raw, have always been popular abroad. This image of an undamaged whole brought with it a doubt which Franca found piquant rather than disturbing. Thesaurus THESAURUSdescribing the taste of something► delicious having a very good taste: · This cake is delicious!· a delicious meal ► disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste: · The medicine tasted disgusting.· They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes. ► sweet tasting full of sugar: · The oranges were very sweet. ► tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: · She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.· That was really tasty! ► sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: · The apples were a little sour.· The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like. ► tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: · The dressing was nice and tangy. ► bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: · bitter chocolate· The medicine had rather a bitter taste.· Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste. ► salty containing a lot of salt: · Danish salami has a salty flavour. ► hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: · I love hot curries.· a spicy tomato sauce ► piquant formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation: · cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce ► mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: · a mild curry ► bland not having an interesting taste: · I found the sauce rather bland. 1having a pleasantly spicy taste: a piquant wild mushroom sauce► see thesaurus at taste2interesting and exciting—piquantly adverb—piquancy noun [uncountable]: The production retains its original piquancy.
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