zest

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. countable,uncountable
    — The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.
  2. General vibrance of flavour. countable,uncountable
    — I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.
  3. Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; exciting and interesting; relish or gusto; a state of being zesty. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
  4. The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut. countable,rare,uncountable
    — The green zest of walnuts was used by the women to shine their teeth and it also gave a beautiful rust colour to their lips.
  5. State of being a flamboyant or effeminate homosexual. countable,derogatory,slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To scrape the zest from a fruit.
  2. To make more zesty.
    — Strains ſo artleſs tho’ we proffer, Hearts o’er flowing zest the offer.

词形变化

zests plural zests present,singular,third-person zesting participle,present zested participle,past zested past

词汇关系

衍生词
zest fest zestful zestfully zestily zestiness zestless zestlessly zestlessness zesty zester

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French zeste.
词源 2
Borrowed from French zeste.
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