Word · Frequency #14392
zesting
（用香草或香料）给…调味
zesting is the present participle of zest.
add herbs or spices to
- 1.
To scrape the zest from a fruit.
刮取果皮
- 2.
To make more zesty.
使更有风味
刮取果皮；使更有风味；给...调味
In use
She zested the soup with a pinch of thyme and oregano.
You can zest the pasta by sprinkling fresh basil over it after cooking.
He was zesting the grilled fish with garlic and parsley when I walked into the kitchen.
zest sth
zest 作动词时表示“给…调味”，直接宾语是被调味的食物。
Zest the fish before grilling.
烤鱼前先给鱼调味。
zest sth with sth
with 后接所添加的香草或香料。
She zested the soup with fresh herbs.
她用新鲜香草给汤调味。
Verb forms
base zest · third person zests · -ing zesting · past zested · past participle zested
规则动词，意为用香料或柑橘皮给食物增添风味。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- zest the meat with herbs
- 用香草给肉调味
- Zest the meat with fresh herbs before roasting.烤制前用新鲜香草给肉调味。
- zest the soup with spices
- 用香料给汤调味
- She zested the soup with a blend of spices.她用混合香料给汤调味。
- zest the sauce with garlic
- 用大蒜给酱汁调味
- You can zest the sauce with a clove of garlic.你可以用一瓣大蒜给酱汁调味。
Idioms & figurative uses
- zest for life
- 对生活的热情After retirement, she discovered a new zest for life.退休后，她重新找到了生活的热情。
- add zest to something
- 给……增添趣味/活力The colorful decorations added zest to the room.五颜六色的装饰给房间增添了活力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 zest 联想成撒柠檬皮屑的动作：那缕清香既给菜添风味，也给人添热情。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、recipes 该注针对动词义项（给食物加香草或香料调味）。这个用法通常出现在烹饪或食谱语境中，语气中性偏正式，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 zest 押韵的词有 best、test、rest、guest、nest，重读元音和后续辅音都是 /-ɛst/。注意 priest 虽然也以 -est 结尾，但读作 /priːst/（长音 /iː/），并不与 zest 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.