tasty

Word family

tast·y /ˈteɪsti/ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp tastier, superlativesupl tastiest)

1 DELICIOUSfood that is tasty has a good taste, but is not sweet 好吃的，味道好的，味美可口的

a simple but tasty meal

简单而可口的饭菜

→ tasteful► see thesaurus at taste

2. informalINTERESTING tasty news, gossip etc is especially interesting and often connected with sex or surprising behaviour 〔新闻、传闻等〕特别有趣的，与奇闻趣事有关的

3. British EnglishBrE informalSEXY sexually attractive 性感的

Examples from the Corpus

tasty• These cookies are very tasty.• The breakfast is complete and tasty.• Fruits ripened on the vine are tasty but soft and difficult to transport.• She makes really tasty dish with chicken and rice.• Ceratopteris is tasty food for aquarium snails.• She was chilly and irritable, liked tasty foods and vinegar, and had an aversion to fat, meat and milk.• Families can drop the custom of serving unappetizing desserts and start tasty new holiday traditions, Eisenberg suggests.• After putting the dishes together, the editor has a full-course meal-a tasty one, if possible.• These sausages are really tasty - where did you buy them?

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 9957 COCA: 8471

tasty adj.
⇨ delicious

TOEFL BNC: 9957 COCA: 8471

tasty

Tasting good: tasty, edible, appetizing...

Sexually attractive: sexy, desirable, seductive...