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comestible

/kuh-mes-tuh-buhl/US // kəˈmɛs tə bəl //UK // (kəˈmɛstɪbəl) //

可食性,可食用的,糖果,可食用的食物

Related Words

eatable可吃的,可食用的,可食用,可以吃的provisions规定,条款,条款规定,拨款edible可食用,可食用的,可吃的,可供食用victual代价,虚拟,代售,代售点esculent擒贼先擒王,擒纵,擒获物,擒获

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : edible; eatable.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounfood
Forms: comestibles
Synonyms
eatable可吃的,可食用的,可食用,可以吃的edible可食用,可食用的,可吃的,可供食用provisions规定,条款,条款规定,拨款victual代价,虚拟,代售,代售点esculent擒贼先擒王,擒纵,擒获物,擒获

Examples

  • His Sheriffian Majesty was good enough to partake of the rather stale comestible.

  • Bread is the only comestible which the custom of well-bred people permits to be laid off your plate.

  • Then with an air of renewed determination she returned to her breakfast and ate everything comestible in sight.

  • It can be taken raw and is therefore a favourite comestible for fast days when cooked food is forbidden.

  • Many a cassowary has been complaining bitterly of the high cost of this comestible.

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