Word · Frequency #2077
tasting
品尝；尝一尝
tasting is the present participle of taste.
To try, sample, or eat a small amount of something, especially to learn its flavor.
- 1.
To sample the flavor of something orally.
orally 品尝某物的味道。
- 2.
To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
具有某种味道；引起区分风味的特定感觉。
- 3.
To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
通过 orally 品尝来识别(某种味道)。
- 4.
To experience.
体验。
- 5.
To take sparingly.
少量地取用。
- 6.
To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
试吃一点；少量食用。
尝起来；有…的味道；尝出；辨别出（味道）；体验；领略；orally 品尝某物的味道。；具有某种味道；引起区分风味的特定感觉。
In use
Could you taste the soup and tell me if it needs more salt?
She tasted the cake before serving it to the guests.
I am tasting the sauce to see if it is too spicy.
Verb forms
base taste · third person tastes · -ing tasting · past tasted · past participle tasted
规则动词，注意第三人称单数和现在分词拼写。
Connections
Collocations
- taste good
- 味道好；尝起来不错
- This soup tastes really good.这汤尝起来真不错。
- taste like
- 尝起来像；有…的味道
- This drink tastes like lemonade.这种饮料尝起来像柠檬水。
- taste of
- 带有…的味道
- The stew tasted of garlic.这炖菜有大蒜味。
- taste the difference
- 尝出差别；分辨出味道差异
- Can you taste the difference between the two sauces?你能尝出这两种酱汁的差别吗？
- taste success
- 尝到成功的滋味；体验到成功
- The young team tasted success in their first season.这支年轻的队伍在第一个赛季就尝到了成功的滋味。
- taste the soup
Learner notes
Memory Tip
品尝时用舌尖轻轻一试：taste 就是‘尝’，舌尖碰到食物，味道便知。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday eating、cooking、food tasting、figurative or literary writing 动词 taste 的常见义项（品尝、尝起来、尝出）通常属于中性日常用词，多用于吃饭、做饭、尝试食物等场景；而表示“体验”的用法（如 taste success）比较常见于书面或文学表达。整体语域随义项有所变化，以中性为主。
Grammar Note
作系动词时后接形容词；作及物动词时后接名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with taste, sharing the /eɪst/ sound: waste, paste, haste, baste, chaste, waist. Beware of lookalikes that sound different, such as caste (usually /kɑːst/ or /kæst/) and toast (/toʊst/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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