名 taste，flavour，smell，odour；动 （辨别味道） distinguish [sample] the flavour of；量 （中药配方， 药物的一种） ingredient (of a Chinese medicine prescription)，gout ；

[例句] 滚滚浓烟盘旋翻腾，恶臭味呛得她喘不过气来。 Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her.

[例句] 火车站上有冲鼻的猫味和臭水沟味。 The railway station smelt powerfully of cats and drains.

taste sense，gustatory sense，gustation，-geusia，palate ；

[例句] 挑选鲜鱼时，要靠味觉才行。 When selecting fresh fish, let your taste buds be your guide.

[例句] 她有视觉、听觉、触觉、嗅觉和味觉。 She can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.

smell，odour，smack，taste，odor ；

[例句] 谷仓里弥漫着新粪酸甜的气味。 The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung.

[例句] 昆虫很讨厌皮肤内维生素的气味。 The odour of vitamin in skin is repugnant to insects.

bitter taste，amargoso，amargosa，acrimony，bitterness ；

[例句] 他一尝那苦味，做了个怪相。 He grimaced at the bitter taste.

[例句] 奎宁有苦味. Quinine has a bitter taste.

delicious food，delicacy，delicious，dainty，daintiness；

[例句] 在那家饭店用餐能欣赏到湖边景色，而且那里饭菜也是美味佳肴。 The dining room has lakeside views and offers excellent cuisine.

[例句] 其独特的电热元件使它能够煮出非常美味的咖啡。 With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee.

special flavour，local colour [flavour]，aroma，relish，flavor ；

[例句] 人们往往把奥地利葡萄酒的风味与德国北部葡萄酒的风味相提并论。 Austrian wine styles are often bracketed with those of northern Germany.

[例句] 鹰嘴豆有独特可口的坚果风味。 Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour.

sauce，flavour，season ；

[例句] 用油炸一下剩下的辣椒，如果需要再加点调味汁。 Fry remaining peppers, adding a little more dressing if necessary.

[例句] 我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。 I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.

interest，delight，taste，liking，gout ；

[例句] 一块趣味盎然的桌布就能使一张廉价桌子面目一新。 A cheap table can be transformed by an interesting cover.

[例句] 汽船向我们嘟嘟鸣笛时，甲板上的水手们饶有趣味地挥着手。 Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck waved in amusement.

odour，spiciness，smell，sweet smell，aroma ；

[例句] 他们进门时一阵香味扑鼻而来。 The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door.

[例句] 空气中充满诱人的烤牛肉香味。 A tantalising aroma of roast beef fills the air.

dull，insipid，drab，off-flavour，aridity ；

[例句] 他被指无趣乏味，古板守旧，心胸狭窄。 He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.

[例句] 上班时，他淹没在枯燥乏味的会海中。 At work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings.

taste，flavour，interest，odor，sapidity ；

[例句] 这种1985年酿制的陈年佳酿味道更醇厚，带有一种淡淡的焦糖甜味。 The 1985 vintage has a stronger bouquet and slight caramelly flavour.

[例句] 他们坚持要比淡而无味的英国货味道更好的巧克力。 They insist on tastier chocolate than the anaemic British stuff.

sweet taste ；

[例句] 这种1985年酿制的陈年佳酿味道更醇厚，带有一种淡淡的焦糖甜味。 The 1985 vintage has a stronger bouquet and slight caramelly flavour.

[例句] 用贮藏的一罐炼乳为茶添加了甜味。 The tea was sweetened with a hoarded tin of condensed milk.

tasteless，unpalatable，dull，insipid，insipidity ；

[例句] 今天的早餐会让首相感觉全然无味。 Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning.

[例句] 威斯敏斯特的许多工作非常枯燥无味令人厌烦。 A lot of the work was very dry and boring in Westminster.

odour，foul smell，stink，goo，funk ；

[例句] 角落里那只未盖盖子的桶散发着臭味。 The uncovered bucket in the corner stank.

[例句] 抗汗剂防止汗湿，除臭剂去除臭味。 Anti-perspirants stop wetness, deodorants stop odour.

taste，relish，tang，flavour，flavor ；

[例句] 他的信跟他的诗一样，读来令生活更添滋味，可谓一大乐事。 His letters, like his poetry, are life-enhancing and a delight.

[例句] 初尝胜利滋味的感觉真是无可比拟。 There is no feeling on earth like winning for the first time.

sour，tart flavour，acidity，sourness ；

[例句] 加点蜂蜜来调和酸味。 Add honey to counterbalance the acidity.

[例句] 越橘的酸味很可口。 The tart flavour of the cranberries adds piquancy.

meaning，significance，interest，overtone，carry ；

[例句] 他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。 There is a wry sense of humour in his work.

[例句] 这些报告明显带有一些宣传的意味。 These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda.

lingering charm，lasting appeal，aroma ；

[例句] 她的画作带有质朴、空灵的韵味。 Her paintings have a naive, dreamlike quality.

[例句] 她的唱腔很有韵味. Her singing has a special pleasing quality about it.

game，venison ；

[例句] 小白狗满脸疑惑地望着它,嗅到一股陌生的凶气和野味. The little dog stares suspiciously at the old wolf.

[例句] 他们用长矛或木制曲形飞镖猎取野味. They hunt game with spears or a curved wooden boomerang.

aftertaste，recollect the pleasant flavour of ...，call sth. to mind and ponder over it，enjoy in retrospect ；

[例句] 她默默地回味着这两句话,她觉得他就在她的身边,活泼的, 热烈的,跟平时一样. He seemed to be standing beside her - so warm, so very much alive.

[例句] 回味起来,奇怪的是,它们显得同等地枯燥乏味. It was odd that in retrospect they both seemed equally dreary.