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

• 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。
• This dish is quite palatable.
  这个菜很对胃口。
• This course is quite palatable.
  这道菜非常鲜美可口。
• 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。
• Businesses buying emissions permits in a global market would be politically more palatable than official development aid.
  企业在全球市场购买排放配额的行为，在政治上要比官方的发展援助更加受人欢迎。
• 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。
• The Company produces its first medical breakthrough product, candied santonin-a palatable antiparasitic.
  公司所生产的第一个医学突破性产品是山道年塔糖-一种好吃的驱虫药。
• Politically, this might be a more palatable alternative for leaders under stress.
  对于压力之下的领导人来说，这或许在政治上是一种更容易接受的替代方案。
• If you must have whale, cetacean biltong is more palatable than the fresh stuff.
  如果你一定要吃鲸鱼，那么鲸鱼干肉会比鲜鱼肉来得更美味。