spicy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spic·y /ˈspaɪsi/ ●●● S3 adjective 1 DFCHOT TASTEfood that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and gives you a pleasant burning feeling in your mouth 〔食物〕加有香料的；辛辣的 SYN hot, → spice a spicy tomato sauce 辣番茄酱► see thesaurus at taste2. RUDE/OBSCENEa story or picture that is spicy is slightly shocking or rude because it tells about or shows something relating to sex 〔故事或图片〕色情的，粗俗的
Examples from the Corpus
spicy• It was all tasty and could be more or less spicy, according to individual taste.• Slightly spicy and redolent with cilantro, the velvety soup also contained chopped tomatoes, corn, carrots, celery and onion.• Baby mustard greens have a spicy bite.• Also on the salsa bar: big bowls of spicy carrots and hot peppers, cilantro and jicama sticks.• Pizza Roll - spicy chopped pork with hunks of garlic salami, black olives, red popper and gherkins.• I added ginger and cumin to give the rice a spicy flavour.• Tina loves hot spicy food.• The food is spicy, garlicky and delicious.• spicy Italian sausage• The magazine published several spicy pictures of the actress at the beach.• Another held an array of cured meats, hams, spicy sausages and salamis.• So I usually sipped spicy tea and listened to records all night.spic·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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spicy
spic‧y /ˈspaɪsi/
adjective
1. food that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and gives you a pleasant burning feeling in your mouth
SYN hot ⇨ spice:
a spicy tomato sauce
2. a story or picture that is spicy is slightly shocking or rude because it tells about or shows something relating to sex
■ describing the taste of something
▪delicious having a very good taste: This cake is delicious! | a delicious meal
▪disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste: The medicine tasted disgusting. | They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
▪sweet tasting full of sugar: The oranges were very sweet.
▪tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: She cooked us a simple but tasty meal. | That was really tasty!
▪sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: The apples were a little sour. | The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
▪tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: The dressing was nice and tangy.
▪bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: bitter chocolate | The medicine had rather a bitter taste. | Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
▪salty containing a lot of salt: Danish salami has a salty flavour.
▪hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: I love hot curries. | a spicy tomato sauce
▪piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation: cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
▪mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: a mild curry
▪bland not having an interesting taste: I found the sauce rather bland.
spic‧y /ˈspaɪsi/
adjective1. food that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and gives you a pleasant burning feeling in your mouth
SYN hot ⇨ spice:
2. a story or picture that is spicy is slightly shocking or rude because it tells about or shows something relating to sex
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Eating out 去餐馆吃饭
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 have a meal with sb与某人一起吃饭 make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)（以山田的名字）预订座位 reserve/ ( especially
BrE book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆
wait to be seated等待就座 show sb to their table把某人引到桌旁 sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list把菜单／酒水单递给某人 open/read/study/peruse the menu打开／看／仔细看菜单 the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house( speciality/BrE ( specialtyespecially
NAmE 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 enjoy your meal享用饭菜
Paying 结账
pay/ask for ( the bill/especially
BrE ( the checkNAmE 付账；要求结账 pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 service is (not) included 不含服务费 give sb/leave (sb) a tip给某人小费