| 单词 | delicious |
| 释义 | delicious (once / 406 pages) adj Delicious is an adjective describing a tasty item. If you’re a chocolate fanatic, you will probably find triple chocolate fudge cake to be absolutely delicious. The origins of delicious make perfect sense. The late Latin deliciae means "delight" or "pleasure," so you could say that delicious flavors and delicious foods give delight or pleasure to our taste buds. But let's not limit our pleasures to all things gastronomical. Things that delight your intellect can be delicious as well, especially when you're entertained by art, amused by wit, or delighted by irony. Thinking of the perfect comeback to an insult can be a particularly delicious experience. WORD FAMILYdelicious: deliciouser, deliciousest, deliciously, deliciousness USAGE EXAMPLESHanks pronounced it “friggin’ delicious” and said he would start voting Republican. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Grocery stores are packed with delicious, high calorie items that we end up buying despite our best intentions. New York Times(May 02, 2016) “It’s chocolate, it’s mint, it’s all the delicious together,” he says. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Syn delectable, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy tasty pleasing to the sense of taste 2adj greatly pleasing or entertaining a delicious joke Syn delightful pleasing giving pleasure and satisfaction Delicious (once / 29256 pages) n WORD FAMILY Delicious USAGE EXAMPLESThe state Department of Environmental Protection says in a news release that the Patriot Guardens Golden Delicious Apple Project will receive $5.3 million. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) A woman named Patra bought a Red Delicious apple at the nearby bodega. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) Delicious curries are served with a banquet of side dishes. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) n variety of sweet eating apples Hypo|Hyper Golden Delicious, Yellow Delicious a sweet eating apple with yellow skin Red Deliciousa sweet eating apple with bright red skin; most widely grown apple worldwide dessert apple, eating apple an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking |
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