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单词 relish
释义 rel·ish
I. \ˈrelish, -lēsh\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: alteration of Middle English reles taste, aftertaste, odor, scent, from Old French reles, relais something left behind, release — more at release
1. : characteristic flavor; especially : pleasing or zestful flavor : tang, savor
 < now I have better things to write of — things that have some relish of good in them — Irving Bacheller >
2. : a quantity just sufficient to flavor or characterize : trace, dash
 < your lordship … hath yet some smack of age in you … some relish of the saltness of time — Shakespeare >
3. obsolete : power to discern and appreciate; often : personal taste : liking
4.
 a. : enjoyment of or delight in something that satisfies one's tastes, inclinations, desires : gratification
  < men have a keener relish for privileges and honors than for equality — Réne Sédillot >
  < with the relish of a child digging into a dish of ice cream >
 b. : appetite, stomach, inclination
  < a studious boy with little relish for sports >
5.
 a. : something served to add a zestful flavor to a plain dish : condiment
  < horseradish sauce is a favorite relish with boiled beef >
 especially : a savory pickled or preserved food prepared from mixed chopped vegetables or fruits and usually served with meat
  < corn relish >
  < beet relish >
  < pickle relish >
 b. : appetizer, hors d'oeuvre
Synonyms: see taste
II. \“, esp in pres part -ləsh\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
1. : to add a relish, flavor, or zest to : serve as a condiment to
 < a savory bit that served to relish wine — John Dryden >
2. : to be pleased or gratified by : approve of : enjoy
 < relished the relaxed attentiveness and technical aplomb of the instrumentalists — Herbert Weinstock >
 < could not expect them to relish the prospect of a cut in salary >
3.
 a. : to eat or drink with pleasure : like the taste of
  < so hungry that he will relish plain food >
 b. : to delight in : take keen pleasure in
  < bargains … with a fruit vendor, both of them laughing and relishing the process and each other — Roger Angell >
4. : to appreciate with taste and discernment
 < a people trained by oratory to relish virtuosity of speech — H.M.Reynolds >
 < relishes literature with his palate as well as with his brain — Henri Peyre >
5. obsolete : to have a savor or suggestion of : smack of
intransitive verb
: to have a characteristic or pleasing taste
 < find ways in which the soldiers' food could be made more relishingCurrent Biography >
 < his style relishes perhaps too much of the schoolroom >
Synonyms: see like
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: perhaps from relish (I)
: a grace or embellishment in early English music
IV. transitive verb
obsolete : to sing with embellishments : warble
 < relish a love song, like a robin redbreast — Shakespeare >
V. noun
(-es)
Etymology: French relais
: the projection or shoulder at the side of or around a tenon — compare mortise
VI. transitive verb
: to cut or shape the shoulder on (a tenon)
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