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单词 zest
释义 zest
I. \ˈzest\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete French zest (now zeste) orange or lemon peel
1. : a piece of the peel or of the thin oily outer skin of an orange or lemon used as flavoring (as for liquor)
2. : a quality of enhancing enjoyment : piquancy
 < younger children added a zest and life to the … fair — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
 < hot tamales also added zest to the diet — R.W.Murray >
3. : keen enjoyment : relish, gusto
 < years of grinding work … had failed to kill her zest for living — Edna Ferber >
 < enjoying the meal with full youthful zest — J.C.Powys >
 < people who are losing their zest, imagination, joy, and awe, and are filled with boredom — J.B.Priestley >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to give a relish or flavor to : heighten the taste or relish of
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