- 1.delectabe
- 2.palatable
- 3.dainty
- 4.goody
- 5.confection
- 6.liquorish
- 7.scrumptious
- 8.luscious
- 9.savoury
- 10.succulent
- 11.tasty
- 12.toothsome
- 13.ambrosial
- 14.yummy
- 15.flavorful
- 16.flavoursome
- 17.mouth-watering
[scode type="blue"]1.delectable
adj.(尤指食物或饮料)美味的，可口的[/scode]
音标：/dɪ'lektəb(ə)l/
英英释义：
If you describe something, especially food or drink, as delectable, you mean that it is very pleasant.
例句：
①But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance. The problem has become so serious that some oyster beds have vanished entirely.
但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。这个问题已经变得如此严重以至于一些牡蛎苗床已完全消失。
②He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.
晚餐时他吃遍每一道味美可口的炖食。
注: stew n. 炖，炖汤
拓展：
“delectable”除了可以表示“美味的”，还可以表示“吸引人的”【If you describe someone as delectable, you think that they are very attractive.】
例如：
According to legend, fairy blood is delectable and intoxicating to vampires.
据传说，精灵血对吸血鬼来说具有极大的诱惑。
注：intoxicating adj. 醉人的；令人陶醉的; 使兴奋的
[scode type="blue"]2.palatable
adj.美味的；可口的[/scode]
音标：/'pælətəb(ə)l/
英英释义：
If you describe food or drink as palatable, you mean that it tastes pleasant.
例句：
①He said it would be irresponsible to throw away palatable and safe food.
他说扔掉美味的安全食品是不负责的。
②The company's first product was santonin--a palatable antiparasitic which was an immediate success.
公司的第一个产品叫“三托宁”，是一种味道不错的抗寄生虫药。上市之后，大受欢迎。
拓展：
“palatable”除了可以表示“美味的”，还可以表示“宜人的；可意的；可接受的”【If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it.】,它的反义词是unpalatable
例如：
①Some of the dialogue has been changed to make it more palatable to an American audience.
有些对白有所修改以适应美国观众的口味。
②This may be more politically palatable than lending dollars.
这可能比借出美元在政治上更容易接受。---《经济学人》
除此之外， 它的名词形式“palate”也很常见，表示“（对美食或美酒的）品尝力；味觉”【You can refer to someone's palate as a way of talking about their ability to judge good food or drink.】，本义表示“腭”
例如：
①She has a palate for wine.
她很能品酒。
②Chilli sauce can titillate our palates.
辣椒酱可以挑逗我们的味觉。
注：titillate / 'titileit / v.使兴奋
[scode type="blue"]3.dainty
adj.美味的[/scode]
音标：/'deɪntɪ/
常见搭配：
dainty morsel 美味点心
拓展：
“dainty”作为“美味的”释义时，出现的频率较低，它更常见的意思有两个，第一个是“ 娇小的；娇美的；精致的”【 (of people and things ) small and delicate in a way that people find attractive】
例如：
dainty feet
娇小可爱的脚
a dainty porcelain cup
小巧玲珑的瓷杯
第二个意思是“文雅的；优雅的；高雅的”【 (of movements) careful, often in a way that suggests good manners】
例如：
She took a dainty little bite of the apple.
她文雅地咬了一小口苹果。
它的意思在这里的解释和“delicate”有异曲同工之妙。
[scode type="blue"]4.goody
n.好东西；佳品[/scode]
音标：/'gʊdɪ/
英英释义：
a thing that is very nice to eat.
例句：
①A basket of goodies for the children
给孩子们的一篮好吃的东西。
②Howard has promised me a swag of goodies.
霍华德答应过要送给我好多好吃的东西。
拓展：
“goody”还可以作为“感叹语”，表示“（尤为儿童用语，表示高兴或赞许）太好喽”【People, especially children, say goody in order to express their pleasure or approval of something.】
例如：
Oh, goody, I like games.
哦，太好喽，我喜欢玩游戏。
[scode type="blue"]5.confection
n. (精美诱人的)甜食;甜点[/scode]
音标：/kən'fekʃ(ə)n/
英英释义：
You can refer to a sweet food that someone has made as a confection .
例句：
A confection made with honey and nuts.
用蜂蜜和坚果制成的甜食。
[scode type="blue"]6.liquorish
adj. 讲究吃的；美味的[/scode]
音标：/'likəriʃ/
拓展：
这个词出现的频率很低，好几部字典都没有这个词的相关例句，所以大家只需“混个眼熟”即可~
[scode type="blue"]7.scrumptious
adj.(食物)非常美味的，极其可口的[/scode]
音标：/'skrʌm(p)ʃəs/
英英释义：
If you describe food as scrumptious, you mean that it tastes extremely good.
例句：
①Sophisticated diners insist that soya is scrumptious, but others vehemently disagree.
精明的食客们坚称豆制品美味至极，但其他人却强烈反对。----《经济学人》
注：vehemently adv. 激烈地;暴烈地;强烈地,我们之前在Day 276| 写作地道表达：a wake up call讲过它的形容词形式“vehement”,有兴趣的小伙伴可以看看
②George, you have to have this. It's absolutely scrumptious.
George，你必须尝尝。这简直棒透了。
[scode type="blue"]8.luscious
adj.甘美多汁的；美味的[/scode]
音标：/'lʌʃəs/
英英释义：
Luscious food is juicy and very good to eat.
例句：
A small apricot tree which bore luscious fruit.
一棵结的果子甘甜多汁的小杏树
拓展：
“luscious”除了可以表示“美味的”，还可以表示“妖娆的；性感的”【If you describe a woman or something about her as luscious, you mean that you find her or this thing sexually attractive.】
例如：
She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.
她穿着法兰绒裙子, 看上去楚楚动人。
[scode type="blue"]9.savoury[/scode]
音标：/'seivəri/
英英释义：
pleasant to smell or taste.
例句：
①He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.
晚餐时他吃遍每一道味美可口的炖食。
②Never had sleep been more refreshing nor food tasted more savoury.
晚上从来不曾睡得这么香甜，也从来没觉得菜这么可口过。
拓展：
“savoury”除了可以表示“美味的,可口的”，它一般用于形容【咸】这种味道。除此之外，作为名词还可以表示“咸味小吃;辣味小吃;下酒菜”【Savouries are small items of savoury food that are usually eaten as a snack, for example with alcoholic drinks at a party or before a meal.】
例如：
Bouchees de fromage. They could be tonight's savoury.
满口奶酪香 这就做今晚的咸点吧。
[scode type="green"]10.succulent
adj.(尤指蔬菜及肉类)汁多味美的[/scode]
音标：
/'sʌkjʊl(ə)nt/
英英释义：
Succulent food, especially meat or vegetables, is juicy and good to eat.
例句：
①Cook pieces of succulent chicken with ample garlic and a little sherry.
烹饪鲜美滑嫩的鸡肉时多加些大蒜，并滴入少许雪利酒。
②These are wonderfully succulent peaches.
这些桃子汁水很多。
③I think partly it's because it's a big piece of chicken cooked on the bone, so it stays succulent .
我想部分原因是因为这是一大块鸡肉在骨头上煮，所以它会保持多汁。
拓展：
这个单词还有一个意思，作为名词表示“肉质植物(叶子肥厚的植物) ”【Succulents or succulent plants are types of plants which have thick, fleshy leaves.】，这个意思只需了解一下就好~
[scode type="green"]11.tasty[/scode]
拓展：
“tasty”表示“美味的”意思很常见，这里就不赘述。补充一个它的熟词生义，作为形容词还可以表示“(尤指女子)迷人的，性感的 ”【If someone describes a person, especially a woman, as tasty, they think they are sexually desirable.】
[scode type="green"]12.toothsome
adj.可口的;美味的[/scode]
音标：/'tuːθs(ə)m/
英英释义：
If you describe food as toothsome, you mean that it tastes very good.
例句：
①Then he put a forkful into his mouth, chewing with discernment the toothsome pliant meat.
然后往嘴里塞了一叉子，边咀嚼边细细品尝着那美味可口的嫩腰子。
②What about India — a wise, slow-moving elephant or a toothsome , ravenous tiger?
那印度呢？是一只聪明但移动缓慢的大象，亦或是一只美味而又贪婪的老虎？
[scode type="green"]13.ambrosial
adj.特别美味的；芬香的[/scode]
音标：
/æm'brəʊzjəl/
例句：
The ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.
烤肉的美味香气刺激了我们的食欲。
注：whet表示“刺激(某人)对…的欲望;激发（某人）对…的兴趣”。
这个词语出现的频率较低，大家只需要混个眼熟 即可~
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14.yummy
adj.美味的;可口的[/scode]
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15.flavorful
adj.充满…味道的,可口的
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16.flavoursome
adj.有香味的,美味的
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17.mouth-watering
adj.令人垂涎的;色香俱佳的
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音标：
/'mauθ'wɔ:təriŋ/
英英释义：
Mouth-watering food looks or smells extremely nice.
例句：
Hundreds of cheeses, in a mouth-watering variety of shapes, textures and tastes.
形状、口感和味道各异让人垂涎的数百种奶酪。
拓展：
这个词，不出所料它的拓展义是“吸引人的;诱人的 ”【If you describe something as mouth-watering, you are emphasizing that it is very attractive.】
例如：
Prizes worth a mouth-watering £9.6 million are unclaimed.
价值960万英镑的诱人奖品无人认领。
