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palate

noun
🔊/ˈpælət/
🔊/ˈpælət/
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  1. the top part of the inside of the mouth腭；上腭
    • the hard/soft palate (= the hard/soft part at the front/back of the palate)硬腭；软腭
    see also cleft palateTopics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hard
    • soft
    • cleft
    • …
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  2. [usually singular] the ability to recognize and/or enjoy good food and drink味觉；品尝力
    • a menu to tempt even the most jaded palate (= a person who has eaten too much rich food and become bored of it)能引起最没胃口的人食欲的食谱
    Extra Examples
    • Have an apple to cleanse your palate.吃个苹果，清洁一下你的味觉。
    • She has a discerning palate.她的味觉很敏锐。
    • Children do not usually have the sophisticated palate necessary to enjoy such delicate flavours.儿童的味觉通常不够精细，品尝不出这种清淡的味道。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • discerning
    • discriminating
    • sophisticated
    • …
    verb + palate
    • have
    • appeal to
    • please
    • …
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin palatum.