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gusto

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gus·to /ˈɡʌstəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun [uncountable]  with gusto ENTHUSIASTICif you do something with gusto, you do it with a lot of eagerness and energy 精力充沛地,热忱地 They sang hymns with great gusto. 他们满怀热情地唱赞美诗。
Examples from the Corpus
gustoHe played tennis with them under the willow-trees by college, playing not well but with a brisk gusto.She would dig and cultivate her plants with great gusto and had one of the finest gardens in the Institute compound.Soon after the goats ate the berries, they began prancing around with unusual gusto.Through college and beyond, we decorated the place and celebrated with gusto.Women first are presented as bloodsucking threats, then impaled with gusto.Her brother, jovial Fabio Sementilli, reinvented his models with gusto while clad in a kilt.Eddy knows how to write page-turning, tense prose, and whips through big set-piece scenes with gusto.
Origin gusto (1600-1700) Italian Latin gustus taste, liking, from gustare; GUSTATORY
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gusto
gusto /ˈɡʌstəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: Latin gustus 'taste, liking', from gustare; GUSTATORY
with gusto if you do something with gusto, you do it with a lot of eagerness and energy:
    They sang hymns with great gusto.


gustoBrE /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌstoʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] enthusiasm and energy in doing sth 热情高涨;兴致勃勃They sang with gusto. 他们兴致勃勃地唱歌。🔊🔊