spicy

adjective
🔊/ˈspaɪsi/
🔊/ˈspaɪsi/
(comparative spicier, superlative spiciest)
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  1. (of food食物) having a strong taste because spices have been added to it 加有香料的;用香料调味的synonym hot
    • I don't like spicy food.我不喜欢辛辣的食物。
    • yams eaten with a spicy sauce山药和辣酱一起吃
    • spicy sausage/soup辣香肠/汤
    Extra Examples
    • The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点儿辣。
    • a deliciously spicy aroma香辣美味
    • She tends to cook very spicy food.她倾向于煮非常辛辣的食物。
    • spicy chicken wings香辣鸡翅
    • The main course was a little too spicy for me.主菜对我来说太辣了。
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • smell
    • taste
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. (informal) (of a story, piece of news, etc.故事、新闻等) exciting and making you feel slightly shocked刺激的;耸人听闻的
    • spicy stories about the sex lives of the stars有关星星性生活的辣故事