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taste [tastes] (implicit set of preferences) noun [UK: teɪst] [US: ˈteɪst] | 品味 /pǐnwèi/noun |
taste [tastes] (one of the sensations produced by the tongue) noun [UK: teɪst] [US: ˈteɪst] | 味儿 /wèir/noun 味兒noun 味覺noun 味觉 /wèijué/noun 味道 /wèidao/noun 气味 /qìwèi/noun 氣味noun |
taste [tasted, tasting, tastes] (to have a taste) verb [UK: teɪst] [US: ˈteɪst] | 味道 /wèidao/verb |
taste [tasted, tasting, tastes] (to sample the flavor of something) verb [UK: teɪst] [US: ˈteɪst] | 品嘗verb 品尝 /pǐncháng/verb 嘗verb 嘗味verb 尝 /cháng/verb 尝味 /chángwèi/verb |
taste of one's own medicine (harsh treatment) noun | 以其人之道,还治其人之身 /yǐ qí rén zhī dàonoun 以其人之道,還治其人之身noun |
tastebud (a small organ on the tongue used for tasting) noun | 味蕾 /wèilěi/noun |
tasteless (having no flavour) adjective [UK: ˈteɪst.ləs] [US: ˈteɪst.ləs] | 不美味 /bù měiwèi/adjective 淡 /dàn/adjective 淡而无味 /dàn'érwúwèi/adjective 淡而無味adjective |
tasteless (lacking refinement) adjective [UK: ˈteɪst.ləs] [US: ˈteɪst.ləs] | 粗魯adjective 粗鲁 /cūlǔ/adjective |
aftertaste [aftertastes] (The persistence of the taste of something no longer present) noun [UK: ˈɑːf.tə.teɪst] [US: ˈæf.tər.ˌtest] | 后味 /hòuwèi/noun 回味 /huíwèi/noun 後味noun |
there's no accounting for taste (people's tastes differ) phrase [UK: ðeəz nəʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ fɔː(r) teɪst] [US: ˈðerz ˈnoʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ ˈfɔːr ˈteɪst] | zhìzhějiànzhì/phrase 人殊意异 /rén shū yì yì/; 仁者見仁,智者見智phrase 仁者见仁,智者见智 /rénzhějiànrénphrase 各有所好 /gèyǒusuǒhào/; 見仁見智phrase |