n (1) 滋味，味道(taste of sth as it is experienced in the mouth) [U]：have much/not much/plenty of～味道很好/味道不怎么样/有味道;the～of the honey/onions/cheese 蜂蜜/洋葱/奶酪的味道;Do you think salt improves the～? 你认为盐能提味儿吗?When you have a cold，your food sometimes has very little～. 你感冒时，有时会觉得食物没味儿。〖同〗taste;〖反〗tastelessness;

(2) 美味，特殊的味道(风味)(particular kind of taste) [C]：a queer/spicy～怪味/加有香料的风味;a～of smoke in bacon 熏猪肉的烟熏味;ice-cream/wine with a chocolate/delicate～巧克力味的冰激凌/美味佳酿;The shop sells ice-cream in eight different～s. 这家商店卖八种味道不同的冰激凌。Her food is always full of～s. 她做的食品总是很有味道。〖同〗seasoning;〖反〗tastelessness，flatness;

(3) 特殊气氛;特点(色)(atmosphere;quality) [C，U]：a romantic～浪漫气氛;language/drama with a strong nautical/an African～具有很强的航海特点/非洲特点的语言/戏剧;the mysterious～of the orient 东方的神秘特色;The novelist has captured the～of life in the cities today. 该小说家抓住了当今城市生活的特点。〖同〗soul，spirit，style，tone;

→ ′flavo(u)ring n 调味剂，添加剂;′flavo(u)red adj 具有……味道的;′flavo(u)rless adj 没有味道的，乏味的;

vt 调(提)味，加上某种味道(give flavour to) [T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：The onion～s the whole stew. 洋葱给炖肉提了味道。～the stew/soup with onions 用洋葱给炖肉/汤提味儿;～the meat with salt/wine and herbs/lemon extract 以盐/酒和香料/柠檬汁给肉调味;～the cake with chocolate/lemon 给这块蛋糕加上了巧克力/柠檬味道;She～ed her story with interesting bits of information. (fig) 她在故事里加了一些有趣的事情，使故事增添了趣味。〖同〗season;

in flavour 在味道上：sth like a lemon in flavour 味道有点像柠檬的东西;

【辨异】 flavour和taste 都指把东西放在嘴里有某种味道的意思。taste 是总称，是常用词，如：the taste of roast beef (烤牛肉的味道); 而flavour 常指一种特殊的味道，在食物上添加某种成分使之成为“美味”的东西，如：lemon flavour(有柠檬味的好吃的食物)。