palatable

英 [ˈpælətəbl]

美 [ˈpælətəbl]

adj.  可口的; 味美的; 宜人的; 可意的; 可接受的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 可口的；味美的
  having a pleasant or acceptable taste
• 宜人的；可意的；可接受的
  pleasant or acceptable to sb
  1. Some of the dialogue has been changed to make it more palatable to an American audience.
     有些对白有所修改以适应美国观众的口味。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 美味的；可口的
  If you describe food or drink aspalatable, you mean that it tastes pleasant.
  1. ...flavourings and preservatives, designed to make the food look more palatable.
     用于使食物看起来更加可口的调味料和防腐剂
• ADJ-GRADED （想法、方法等）合意的，可接受的
  If you describe something such as an idea or method aspalatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it.
  1. ...a palatable way of sacking staff...
     可以接受的裁员方式
  2. That option is not very palatable.
     那个选择不太可以接受。

英英释义

adj

• acceptable to the taste or mind
  1. palatable food
  2. a palatable solution to the problem
  Synonym:toothsome

双语例句

• Food must be palatable, or at least edible.
  菜肴必须美味可口，抑或说至少得能吃。
• For most students, one option is as painstaking yet palatable as another.
  对于大多数学生，一个选择是艰苦的另一个尚未可口。
• Though the food became no more palatable, he soon became sufficiently inured to it.
  虽然食物变得不再可口，但他很快就完全习惯了。
• The conclusion of this study might not be palatable to all clinicians, admitted the lead investigator.
  主要研究者承认，这一研究结论可能并不被所有医生所接受。
• So let's start consuming some XML and handing it back in a more palatable form.
  因此，我们开始使用一些XML，并通过更加合理的格式将它返回。
• This dish is quite palatable.
  这个菜很对胃口。
• We develop delicious capsules so that both the outer shells and the core materials are palatable even for children.
  我们开发了外壳和核心材料都很美味的胶囊，即使是儿童也喜欢。
• Many starters will contain oats, which are palatable and a good source of fiber for the calves.
  许多犊牛料中会用到燕麦，燕麦适口性好，同时也是犊牛优质的纤维来源。
• He was a more palatable interlocutor for the West than Mr Putin had been.
  他相对于普京来说是一个更加合适和西方进行愉悦对话的总统。
• Such mimicry does not need to be perfect to improve the survival of the palatable species.
  这种模仿不需要达到完美，就可以有利于可口物种的生存。