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

• My definition of palatable might be slightly different from yours.
  我的“太难吃”的定义，可能跟你的有些微区别。
• The food is palatable, I think I gain fat now.
  每天都吃很多，我想我应该胖了不少。
• 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。
• Food must be palatable, or at least edible.
  菜肴必须美味可口，抑或说至少得能吃。
• They will pilfer its effects and, by next summer, produce a domesticated, more palatable version.
  他们将窃取的影响，并通过明年夏天，产生一个驯化，更可口的版本。
• The main dish had little flavor, but I made it palatable by adding condiments.
  主菜没什么味道，不过我加了调味料使它味美可口。
• But a more palatable explanation is that a terrorist attack assumes true geopolitical significance if it has global consequences.
  一个更中听的解释是，假如一场恐怖袭击具有全球影响，那么它就具有真正的地缘政治意义。
• 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。
• Some patients find shohl's solution more palatable.
  有些病人感到shohl氏溶液较为可口。
• That option is not very palatable.
  那个选择不太可以接受。