savour

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sa·vour1 British English, savor American English /ˈseɪvə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]  1  to fully enjoy the taste or smell of something 品尝，品味 She sipped her wine, savouring every drop. 她慢慢地啜着酒，细细地品尝每一滴的滋味。2  ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto fully enjoy a time or experience 充分体味，享受 She savoured her few hours of freedom. 她充分享受那短短几小时的自由。 He hesitated, savouring the moment. 他踌躇着，细细品味这一刻。3 savour of something phrasal verb formal to seem to involve something bad or to have some of a bad quality 有点…的成分，带有…的味道〔指不好的事或品质〕 We must avoid anything that savours of corruption. 我们必须避免任何与腐败沾边的事。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

savour• After all, this was an important moment, a time to savour.• It was a day to remember, to savour.• This was truly paradise; it had to be savoured as we knew it short lived.• Victory tomorrow would be a sweet first to savour, crushing any doubts among City's sometimes cynical following.• Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division.• And on Saturday, in the rain at Newmarket, Jeremy Glover savoured it to the full.• It is hard to savour the feelings opposition defenders experience when confronted by Hateley's presence.• It was a moment to be savoured, when danger was past and I was wholly at peace.

Related topics: Odours, Tastes

savour2 British English, savor American English noun [singular, uncountable] formal  1  COCTa pleasant taste or smell 〔令人愉快的〕味道，滋味，气味 the sweet savour of wood smoke 香甜的木柴烟味2  ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethinginterest and enjoyment 趣味，乐趣，吸引力 Life seemed to have lost its savour for him. 对他来说，生活似乎已经了无乐趣。

Examples from the Corpus

savour• About everything he writes hangs a faint savour of calculation.• His towering, blank-eyed presence at the head of the table drew the savour from the good food she cooked.• The truffles of Provence never taste so exquisite in London as here; they lose their savour, and gain in price.

sa·vour1 verbsavour2 nounChineseSyllable  

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savour

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sa‧vour¹ British English, savor American English /ˈseɪvə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
1. to fully enjoy the taste or smell of something:
    She sipped her wine, savouring every drop.
2. to fully enjoy a time or experience:
    She savoured her few hours of freedom.
    He hesitated, savouring the moment.
     
savour of something phrasal verb formal
  to seem to involve something bad or to have some of a bad quality:
    We must avoid anything that savours of corruption.

II

savour² British English, savor American English noun [singular, uncountable] formal
1. a pleasant taste or smell:
    the sweet savour of wood smoke
2. interest and enjoyment:
    Life seemed to have lost its savour for him.