◙ [美 flavor] , noun 1. the distinctive quality of a particular food or drink as perceived by the taste buds • （食物或饮料的独特）口味，滋味 »the crisps come in pizza and barbecue flavours. 这些油炸土豆片有比萨和烧烤两种口味。 »[mass noun] mozzarella cheese adds flavour to any salad. 意大利白干奶酪能使任何沙拉口味更丰富。 [in sing.] (figurative)a distinctive quality of something, especially one reminiscent of something else • [喻] （尤指令人联想起其他东西的某种事物的）特质，…味 »this year's seminars have a European flavour. 今年的研讨会具有欧洲特色。 [in sing.] (figurative)an indication of the essential character of something • [喻] 特点；风味；韵味；风格 »the extracts give a flavour of the content and tone of the conversation. 选段活灵活现地表现了交谈的内容和语气。 (chiefly US)a substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink; a flavouring • [主美] 调味品，调料 2. [Physicis] a quantized property of quarks which differentiates them into at least six varieties (up, down, charmed, strange, top, bottom) • [物理] 味。 --› compare colour ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient • 给（食物，饮料）调味 »they use a wide range of spices to flavour their foods. 他们采用众多不同的香料来给食物调味。 »chunks of chicken flavoured with herbs. 用多种芳香草本植物调味的鸡块。 (figurative)give a distinctive quality to • [喻] 赋予…特殊风味，使特别 »the faint exasperation that had flavoured her tone. 使她音调别具风味的那一丝愠怒。
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◘ flavour of the month 1. a person or thing that enjoys a short period of great popularity • 昙花一现的风云人物 »don't opt for a system that's flavour of the month. 不要选择那种只能一时风光的体制。
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'fragrance, aroma'): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus 'blowing' and foetor 'stench'; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with savour. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th cent