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[article] tasting of [something]
表示对某物的品尝，常与of连用。
The tasting of the new cheese was a success.
对新奶酪的品尝很成功。
少量（食物或饮料）
tastings — plural of tasting
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
少量（食物或饮料）
A small amount of food or drink.
The tasting of the new cheese was a success.
对新奶酪的品尝很成功。
指尝一口的量。
少量食物或饮料。
A small amount of food or drink.
将少量食物或饮料放入口中品尝以辨别味道。
The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.
The wine tasting was held in the hotel's grand hall.
品酒会在酒店的大厅里举行。
May I have a tasting of that cheese?
我可以尝一点那种奶酪吗？
After a quick tasting, she decided the coffee was too bitter.
快速品尝之后，她觉得这咖啡太苦了。
表示对某物的品尝，常与of连用。
The tasting of the new cheese was a success.
对新奶酪的品尝很成功。
名词前可加形容词修饰。
We held a private tasting.
我们举办了一场私人品尝会。
Not this
I like the tasting of this cake.
Use this
I like the taste of this cake.
“tasting”作为名词指品尝活动或少量试吃品，而非食物的味道；表示“味道”应用“taste”。
Not this
She went to wine tasting.
Use this
She went to a wine tasting.
“tasting”用作可数名词，表示一次品尝活动时，需要不定冠词“a”或定冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
品酒会
We went to a wine tasting at a local vineyard.
我们去了当地葡萄园的一个品酒会。
品鉴菜单
The restaurant is known for its seasonal tasting menu.
这家餐厅以其时令品鉴菜单闻名。
品鉴笔记
She posted her tasting notes for the new coffee blend.
她发布了这款新咖啡拼配的品鉴笔记。
盲品
In a blind tasting, participants don't know the brand.
在盲品中，参与者不知道品牌。
品酒室
The tasting room offers samples of all their wines.
品酒室提供他们所有葡萄酒的样品。
奶酪品鉴会
They held a cheese tasting after the tour.
参观结束后他们举办了一场奶酪品鉴会。
快来！我尝到星星了！
Legend says Dom Pérignon cried out these words at the first champagne tasting.
相传在首次香槟品鉴会上，唐·培里侬喊出了这句话。
Use tastings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 taste（品尝）+ing，就是“品尝”的名词：一小口试吃或品鉴会。
语域：mixed 常见场景：wine tasting、cheese tasting、restaurant tasting menu tasting 作名词时多用于品酒、品茶等品鉴活动，也常见于餐厅菜单或美食评论；语气随搭配有一定差异，在固定复合词中多为中性，单独表示“试尝”时略偏正式。
与 tasting 押韵：basting、wasting、pasting，均读 /eɪstɪŋ/。拼写相似的 fasting、lasting、casting 不押韵，读 /æstɪŋ/，注意元音不同。
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