tas-se! /'taesl/ noun a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains, clothes, etc. as a decoration (H8L          (ft )

WM, H, — pic«o

►                 WHAT YOU LIKE U-AF 6 [C, U] ~ (for/in sth) what a person likes or prefers J| if; ,7 $g: That trip gave me a taste for foreign travel $51XMWM.&.PP.T

Mo o She has very expensive tastes in clothes. iHi IS IKJ M *1 o 0 The colour and style is a matter of personal taste. Mffl 5^# ji P AM ft!»] J§5 0 <> Modern art is not to everyone’s taste, $11 ft; 7 ”7 73 filin'#7 A^P^o o There are trips to suit all tastes. TfiS 7 #

ITTTOI be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste

to be offensive and not at all appropriate ®BAA17$; ffi ffr; TAUff: Most of his jokes were in very poor taste, life (ftr^i£;A^fflf£r7fSo be in good, the best possible, etc. 'taste to be appropriate and not at all offensive ill®; leave a bad/nasty 'taste in the mouth (of events or experiences 0if$t&r: ffj) to make you feel disgusted or ashamed afterwards f£IsMIlSJMl ( ^ M5h); g 7 7 Ep 4Mo 'taste in the quantity that is needed to make sth taste the way you prefer fg P BA; j@#;: Add salt and pepper to taste,

— more at account v., acquire, medicine 8 verb (not used in the progressive tenses ^MX&AfBA)

►                 HAVE FLAVOUR WBAil 1 Unking verb ~ (of sth) to have a particular flavour • BAH: [V-ADJ] It tastes sweet. IA4f StBAJL O [V] The ice tasted of mint. iAt'JiAWiWltlAJLo 0 This drink tastes like sherry. IA # M BA if ft It M M c

1                  -tasting (in adjectives   having a particular

flavour AT • • ■ BAilift: foul-tasting medicine )5f|nt;(ftl§

►                 RECOGNIZE FLAVOUR |)f flA. 3 [VN] (often used with can or

could can sic could ffj) to be able to recognize flavours in food and drink          lb ( it'/m^ctAAI-lft'BA

It ) : You can taste the garlic in this stew. #TO#'$^WbAHo

►                 TEST FLAVOUR XbA '4 [VN] to test the flavour of sth by eating or drinking a small amount of it & ( BAH: ) HT1 try: Taste it and see if you think there’s enough salt in it.

►                 EAT/DRINK at; ni§ S [VN] to eat or drink food or liquid o£; n]|: iVe never tasted anything like it. MfkM'EtMvfc

HAVE SHORT EXPERIENCE 4\MfH4. ffi 6 [VN] to have a short experience of sth, especially sth that you want

more of       He had tasted freedom only to

lose it again. MJ#fJ7 B EhiftStt^, £PXAc£7o ’taste bud noun [usually pi.] one of the small structures on the tongue that allow you to recognize the flavours of food and drink BAff

tasteful /‘teistfl/ adj. (especially of clothes, furniture, decorations, etc. Alfa 7BIX MM. ^ffp^p) attractive and of good quality and showing that the person who chose them can recognize good things ft (ft; ft (ft; ftli(ft ► taste-ful-ly /‘fall/ adv.: The bedroom was tastefully furnished. iAg'ifUSlWHSto taste-less /'teistlas/ adj. 1 having little or no flavour ft (ft; 7 fir P (ft: tasteless soup ifcWiftVfc(ft W 2 offen­sive and not appropriate 7 fl 7); ft f# W;

tasteless jokes        3 showing a lack

of the ability to choose things that people recognize as attractive and of good quality         ► taste-

less-ly adv. taste-less-ness noun [U] taster /'teista(r)/ noun 1 a person whose job is to judge the quality of wine, tea, etc. by tasting it Kgc M; rrM iJf; rr^M 2 (informal, especially BrE) a small example of sth for you to try in order to see if you would like more of it (          ) /J^r^

tast ing /'teistirj/ noun an event at which people can try different kinds of food and drink, especially wine, in small quantities rr#A: a wine tasting MM'k tasty /'teisti/ adj. (tasti-er, tasti-est) 1 (approving) having a strong and pleasant flavour     bTp($;

: a tasty meal H ^ o something tasty to eat If 2 [BrE, informal, sometimes offensive) a word that some men use about women that they think are sexually attractive

) ► tasti-ness noun [U]

tat /taet/ noun [U] {BrE, informal) goods that are cheap and of low quality         — see also tit for tat

ta-ta /.tae ’ta:/ exclamation {BrE, informal) goodbye #JE: Ta-ta for now!

tat-ami /ta'taimi; 'taetami/ noun (from Japanese) a trad­itional Japanese floor covering made from dried rushes         )

tater /'teita(r)/ noun [usually pi.] {slang) a potato ±3. ; M

tat-tered /'taetad; NAmE -tard/ adj. old and tom; in bad condition W® IH      ®MM]: tattered

clothes ® IH 0 (figurative) tattered relationships ^

S7     O (figurative) the hotel’s tattered reputation

tat-ters /'taetaz; NAmE -tarz/ noun [pi.] clothes or pieces of cloth that are badly tom (ft 7c HI; ft ITiTOl in tatters 1 tom in many places 7$ ; jcM: His clothes were in tatters.        IB

2 ruined or badly damaged W&kMWll PT771 in shreds: Her reputation was in tatters.

# M o O The government’s education policy lies in tatters.       7^'

tat-tie /'taeti/ noun (ScotE, informal) a potato          it

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tat-tle /'taeti/ verb [V] ~ (on sb) (to sb) (informal, disap­proving, especially NAmE) to tell sb, especially sb in authority, about sth bad that sb else has done

Baa tell on sb

tat-tle-tale /'taetlteil/ noun (NAmE) = telltale n. tat too /ta'tu:; NAmE tae'tu:/ noun, verb m noun {pi. tat-toos) 1 a picture or design that is marked permanently on a person’s skin by making small holes in the skin with a needle and filling them with coloured ink X#;     (         lifKl )  His arms

were covered in tattoos.      2 (espe­

cially BrE) an outdoor show by members of the armed forces that includes marching, music and military exercises

'/H H ) 3 [usually sing.] a rapid and continuous series of taps or hits, especially on a drum as a military signal

(jtmrm.tm ) sit,

■ verb [VN] ~ A on B | ~ B (with A) to mark sb’s skin with a tattoo          $(1 f£ ■PL■; Ir XM: He had a heart

ture o shoe tas sel led (BrE) (US tas-seled) /'taesld/ adj. decorated with tassels                ^Hlft; W^!(ft

taste 0-w /teist/ noun, verb m noun

►                 FLAVOUR BA 1 [C, U] the particular quality that different foods and drinks have that allows you to recognize them when you put them in your mouth BAil;

a salty/bitter/sweet, etc. taste jiABA, 7 BA, Sft ?A # o

2                  don’t like the taste of olives. 4£7j|£)(A®M(ft!Aito O

This dish has an unusual combination of tastes and textures.        £ia«rKflMMf«r. 0 The soup

has very little taste.          AOAilo

►                 SENSE IifH;2 [U] the sense you have that allows you to recognize different foods and drinks when you put them in your mouth BA^: I’ve lost my sense of taste.

►                 SMALL QUANTITY PM. 3 [C, usually sing.] a small quantity of food or drink that you try in order to see what it is like 'JHA^lft^sffi; — P ; —AUL: Just have a taste of this cheese.

►                 SHORT EXPERIENCE     4 [sing.] a short experience

of sth W ^; # K: This was my first taste of live the­atre.                 O Although we didn’t know

it, this incident was a taste of things to come.               Bf

►                 ABILITY TO CHOOSE WELL £l]$r AP5 M a person’s ability to

choose things that people recognize as being of good quality or appropriate lAlt Aj; fkfifj: He has very good taste in music, it 44flf iir (ft-.Wffkffc'klJ <, 0 They’ve got more money than taste, itiilf)^,            c O

The room was furnished with taste. & P f% faj 7 S % tS