| 单词 | sweet tooth |
| 释义 | sweet tooth (once / 36256 pages) n A sweet tooth is a taste for sweet, sugary foods. Someone with a sweet tooth is likely to have a cinnamon roll for breakfast instead of an omelet. Most people who profess to having a sweet tooth are big fans of dessert. The phrase has been used in English for hundreds of years, since the late fourteenth century, and it comes from toothsome, an even older word meaning "delicious or tasty." This sense of tooth standing in for taste gave rise to sweet tooth, or "particularly enjoying sweet tastes." WORD FAMILYsweet tooth USAGE EXAMPLESSomething for bedtime, this is also a good way to curb a sweet tooth after dinner. The Guardian(Dec 05, 2016) This American version of this competition seeks to fill the void and satisfy the sweet tooth. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Perry had a sweet tooth early with four goals in his first eight games before the slump began on Oct. Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016) n a strong appetite for sweet food Hyper appetence, appetency, appetite a feeling of craving something |
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