看看英语怎么形容一个东西“味道恶心”、“不好闻”、“不好吃”。
1. horrible/disgusting/revolting/vile: very bad - use this especially to talk about things that taste,
smell, or look really bad
例:
The food looked horrible, but it tasted OK.(这东西看起来恶心,吃起来还行。)
What a horrible smell!(好臭啊!)
It was the most disgusting meal I've ever
eaten.(这是我吃过的最难吃的一顿饭。)
I had to take two spoons of some disgusting
medicine. (我得喝两勺苦药。)
He smiled showing his teeth, which were a
revolting yellow color.(他笑着,露出恶心的黄牙。)
Dick had cooked a special stew, which
looked and smelled revolting.(迪克做了一个色香都很差的特色炖菜。)
The stench in the room was revolting.(房间里味道很恶心。)
This coffee tastes really vile.(这咖啡味道真恶心。)
2. unpleasant: tasting or smelling
horrible
例:
Uncooked potatoes taste unpleasant and can
be harmful.(生土豆很难吃而且有毒。)
Some animals give off an unpleasant odor
that deters attackers.(有些动物散发出臭气赶走敌人。)
3. foul: a foul smell or taste is
extremely bad, and is caused especially by waste or things decaying
例:
There was a foul smell coming up from the
river.(河里有股恶臭传上来。)
He woke up with a foul taste in his mouth.(他早上起来,嘴里味道很恶心。)
He put down his mug of foul-tasting coffee.(他放下那杯味道很恶心的咖啡。)
4. gross: very unpleasant - use this
to talk about food, smells, or behavior that you dislike very much
备注:''gross''一般用在口语中。
例:
Ooh, gross! I hate spinach!(啊好恶心!我讨厌吃菠菜。)
Brad threw up on the floor at the party. It
was really gross.(布拉德在派对上吐了,好恶心。)
5. not very nice: a taste or smell
that is not very nice or not very good is slightly unpleasant
备注:或者作''not
very good/not too good''。
例:
This cheese isn't very good. How long have
we had it?(这芝士味道有点恶心,这买了多久了?)
The first time I smoked a cigarette it
didn't taste very nice.(我第一次吸烟时,觉得烟味有点恶心。)
I wouldn't cook that if I were you. It
doesn't smell too good.(我要是你,我就不煮这道菜,这道菜闻起来可不怎么样。)
6. nasty: tasting or smelling very strong
and unpleasant
例:
I'm not very keen on this wine. It has a
nasty aftertaste.(我不太喜欢这个酒,这酒回味很不好。)
Cheap perfume often smells nasty after a
couple of hours.(便宜的香水喷上几小时后通常很不好闻。)
Cheap wine sometimes leaves a nasty taste
in your mouth.(喝完便宜的酒,有时回味不好。)
7. nauseating: horrible and making
you feel that you are going to vomit - used especially about a smell
例:
the nauseating smell of rotting fish(臭鱼那令人作呕的恶心味)
8. unappetizing: a meal or food that
is unappetizing has an unpleasant appearance or smell and does not make you
want to eat it
例:
The soup was cold and unappetizing, but it
was all there was.(汤又冷又令人没食欲,但那会儿也只有这个汤可吃。)
The main course was an unappetizing leg of chicken with boiled potatoes.(主菜是一个令人很没食欲的鸡腿和煮土豆。)