zest
n. 兴趣, 热情, 风味, 热心 vt. 给...调味
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风味；热心；强烈的兴趣
给…调味
释义与例句
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The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
可数 不可数The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.
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General vibrance of flavour.
可数 不可数I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.
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Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. A state of being zesty.
热心
可数 不可数 引申义Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
1728, Edward Young, Love of Fame, the Universal Passion, Satire II in The Works of the Reverend Edward Young, London: P. Brown, H. Hill & S. Payne, 1765, Volume I, p. 85, Almighty vanity! to thee they owe Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
1807, Thomas Cogan, An Ethical Treatise on the Passions, Bath: Hazard & Binns, Part 1, Disquisition 1, Chapter 1, Section 1 “On the utility of the Passions and Affections,” p. 51, Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
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The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
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State of being a flamboyant or effeminate homosexual.
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To make more zesty.
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To scrape the zest from a fruit.
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Borrowed from French zeste.
来源：wiktionary