P - K多益單字1000 - piquant 中文 - EN166

piquant adj.1.辛辣的；開胃的。2.潑辣的；痛快的；使人興奮...

Then they began to pass around the dusky , piquant , arlesian sausages , and lobsters in their dazzling red cuirasses , prawns of large size and brilliant color , the echinus with its prickly outside and dainty morsel within , the clovis , esteemed by the epicures of the south as more than rivalling the exquisite flavor of the oyster , - all the delicacies , in fact , that are cast up by the wash of waters on the sandy beach , and styled by the grateful fishermen “ fruits of the sea . 現在便開始盡情地享受那些放滿在桌子上的美味佳肴了。新鮮香美的阿爾臘腸，鮮紅耀目的帶殼蝦，色彩鮮明的大蝦，外面有刺而里面細膩上口的海膽，還有為南方食客所極力贊美認為比牡蠣還香美可口的蛤蜊這一切，再加上無數從沙灘上捕來的，被那些該感謝的漁夫稱為“海果”的各種珍饌美肴，都呈在了這次婚筵席上。
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It was very fetching to make the girl propose in the course of being reunited , and martin discovered , bit by bit , other decidedly piquant and fetching ruses . but marriage bells at the end was the one thing he could take no liberties with ; though the heavens rolled up as a scroll and the stars fell , the wedding bells must go on ringing just the same 在雙方團圓的過程中由女方追求更為動人，馬丁一點一滴地發現了許多能吊人胃口引人入勝的竅門但結尾時的婚禮鐘聲是絕對不能更改的，哪怕天空像卷軸一樣卷了起來，星星漫天散落，婚禮的鐘聲也必須響起。
Then they began to pass around the dusky , piquant , arlesian sausages , and lobsters in their dazzling red cuirasses , prawns of large size and brilliant color , the echinus with its prickly outside and dainty morsel within , the clovis , esteemed by the epicures of the south as more than rivalling the exquisite flavor of the oyster , - all the delicacies , in fact , that are cast up by the wash of waters on the sandy beach , and styled by the grateful fishermen “ fruits of the sea . 現在便開始盡情地享受那些放滿在桌子上的美味佳肴了。新鮮香美的阿爾臘腸，鮮紅耀目的帶殼蝦，色彩鮮明的大蝦，外面有刺而里面細膩上口的海膽，還有為南方食客所極力贊美認為比牡蠣還香美可口的蛤蜊這一切，再加上無數從沙灘上捕來的，被那些該感謝的漁夫稱為“海果”的各種珍饌美肴，都呈在了這次婚筵席上。
I was an intellectual epicure , and wished to prolong the gratification of making this novel and piquant acquaintance : besides , i was for a while troubled with a haunting fear that if i handled the flower freely its bloom would fade - the sweet charm of freshness would leave it 我是一個精神享樂主義者，希望與這位活潑的新朋友相識而帶來的喜悅能經久不衰。此外，我一時為種拂之不去的憂慮所困擾，擔心要是我隨意擺弄這花朵，它就會凋謝一新鮮誘人的魅力便會消失。
Of her daughters , the eldest , amy , was rather little : naive , and child - like in face and manner , and piquant in form ; her white muslin dress and blue sash became her well 她的大女兒艾米個頭比較小，有些天真，臉部和舉止都透出了孩子氣，外表也顯得很調皮。她那白色的薄紗禮服和藍色的腰帶很合身。
The smooth harmonies and piquant contrasts in chinese food are more than just the products of recipes and personal enterprise . they are an expression of basic assumptions about life itself 中國菜式講究的五味調和百味香決不僅僅是源自某些配方或某個字號，而是(中國人)基本生活態度的反映。
Besides , there is that peculiar voice of hers , so animating and piquant , as well as soft : it cheers my withered heart ; it puts life into it . - what , janet 而且，還是她獨特的嗓子，那么活潑調皮，又那么溫柔，復活了那顆枯竭的心，給了它生命。
Besides , the eccentricity of the proceeding was piquant : i felt interested to see how he would go on 此外，這反常接待議程也是夠有意思的，我倒有興趣看看他究竟如何繼續下去。
You know what else dave finds particularly piquant 你知道嗎，戴夫還有一些更刺激的開心事
Bland vegetables are often served with a piquant sauce 清淡的蔬菜常以辛辣的沙司調味
Often a drop of irony into an indifferent situation renders the whole piquant . 在本來平淡無味的情境里，加上一點戲謔的成分，就往往能使情境全部都變得有味。