gourmet

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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gour·met1 /ˈɡʊəmeɪ $ ˈɡʊr-, ɡʊrˈmeɪ/ adjective [only before noun]  DFCGOOD/EXCELLENTproducing or relating to very good food and drink 制作[关于]美食佳酿的 a gourmet cook 美食厨师 gourmet dinners 盛宴

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gourmet• a gourmet restaurant

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gourmet2 noun [countable]  DFCsomeone who knows a lot about food and wine and who enjoys good food and wine 美食家

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gourmet• Many gourmets say that Camembert should never be kept in a fridge.• They're real gourmets and buy only the best cuts of meat.• The shop only sells gourmet food, at astronomical prices.Origin gourmet2 (1800-1900) French from early French gromet “boy servant” (influenced by gourmand), from English groom

gour·met1 adjectivegourmet2 nounChineseSyllable  

to food very drink relating and good or Corpus producing

gourmet

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gour‧met¹ /ˈɡʊəmeɪ $ ˈɡʊr-, ɡʊrˈmeɪ/ adjective [only before noun]
producing or relating to very good food and drink:
    a gourmet cook
    gourmet dinners

II

gourmet² noun [countable]someone who knows a lot about food and wine and who enjoys good food and wine

gour·metBrE /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʊrmeɪ/ 🔊 nouna person who knows a lot about good food and wines and who enjoys choosing, eating and drinking them 美食家；讲究饮食的人；美酒美食品尝家▸ gour·met adjective [only before noun] ◆gourmet food (= of high quality and often expensive) 美味佳肴