| 单词 | luscious |
| 释义 | luscious (once / 3206 pages) adj Calling something luscious means it's appealing and incredibly pleasing to the senses. That goes for good-looking people as well as a rich piece of chocolate cake. An adjective meaning richly appealing or scrumptious, luscious is actually believed to be a shortened version of delicious. Synonyms include succulent, savory and enticing — all words that can also be used to either describe a perfectly cooked steak or your crush's unbelievable, irresistible lips. WORD FAMILYluscious: lusciously, lusciousness USAGE EXAMPLES“The green, grassy oil perfumes the fish,” he said, “and the texture this technique achieves is remarkably luscious and light.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) Lamb and pork meatballs are tender, light and luscious, draped with tomato sauce and enlivened with fresh mint, red onion and pine nuts. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) Rauschenberg moved to the luscious Captiva Island in Florida, slowly establishing a substantial compound of studios and houses in the jungle. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) 1adj having strong sexual appeal Syn juicy, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest 2adj extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Syn delectable, delicious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy tasty pleasing to the sense of taste |
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