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epicurean

/ep-i-kyoo-ree-uhn, -kyoor-ee-/US // ˌɛp ɪ kyʊˈri ən, -ˈkyʊər i- //UK // (ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən) //

爱好者,嗜好者,美食家,饮食业

Related Words

gourmet美食家,美食,美食者,美食家们libertine淫荡的人,放荡不羁,淫荡者,淫乱者lush茂盛的,郁郁葱葱,茂盛,茂密的hedonist享乐主义者,享乐主义者,享乐者,享乐主义sensualist感性主义者,感性派,感性主义者,感性的人connoisseur行家,行家里手,行家们,行家的specialist专家,专业人员,专家介绍,专业人士gastronome美食家,美食家们,美食家协会,餐饮业者sybarite共济会,共济会会员,共济会主席,共济会组织critic批评家,批评者,评论家,批评家们glutton贪吃鬼,贪食者,饕餮,馋嘴gourmand饕餮之士,饕餮盛宴,饕餮,饕餮之徒epicure爱好者,嗜好者,爱慕者,爱好者们gluttonous贪吃,饕餮,贪吃的,贪食luxurious奢华的,奢侈的,奢华,奢侈self-indulgent放任自流,放纵自己,自我放纵,放纵sensual感性的,感性,感性的东西,性感的sensuous感性的,感性,性感的,感性一点的voluptuous丰满的,丰满,妖艳的,妖艳hedonistic享乐主义,享乐主义的,享乐主义者,享乐派

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.
    • : fit for an epicure: epicurean delicacies.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of Epicurus or Epicureanism.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an epicure.
    • : a disciple of Epicurus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.loving food and finer things
Synonyms
gourmet美食家,美食,美食者,美食家们libertine淫荡的人,放荡不羁,淫荡者,淫乱者lush茂盛的,郁郁葱葱,茂盛,茂密的gluttonous贪吃,饕餮,贪吃的,贪食gourmandizing饕餮盛宴,饕餮美食,饕餮,饕餮之乐hedonistic享乐主义,享乐主义的,享乐主义者,享乐派luxurious奢华的,奢侈的,奢华,奢侈pleasure-seeking寻欢作乐,贪图享乐,贪图享受,追求快乐self-indulgent放任自流,放纵自己,自我放纵,放纵sensual感性的,感性,感性的东西,性感的sensuous感性的,感性,性感的,感性一点的sybaritic辛巴里特式,辛巴达,辛巴里特,合理化的voluptuous丰满的,丰满,妖艳的,妖艳
noungourmet
Synonyms
connoisseur行家,行家里手,行家们,行家的critic批评家,批评者,评论家,批评家们epicure爱好者,嗜好者,爱慕者,爱好者们gastronome美食家,美食家们,美食家协会,餐饮业者glutton贪吃鬼,贪食者,饕餮,馋嘴gourmand饕餮之士,饕餮盛宴,饕餮,饕餮之徒hedonist享乐主义者,享乐主义者,享乐者,享乐主义sensualist感性主义者,感性派,感性主义者,感性的人specialist专家,专业人员,专家介绍,专业人士sybarite共济会,共济会会员,共济会主席,共济会组织bon vivant活跃的人,活人,生活家,活宝gastronomer美食家,美食者,食家,食客pleasure seeker寻欢作乐者,寻欢作乐,寻欢作乐的人,寻乐者

Examples

  • In this way, escalating truffle prices aren’t just a benchmark for epicurean status.

  • NYC is having its worst year in restaurant closures, and only one thing is certain: its epicurean reign is in trouble.

  • Forget the beach, have an epicurean adventure this summer at one of America's excellent food festivals.

  • Barbie Latza Nadeau on the unforgiving world of epicurean rankings.

  • These 10 authors had similar epicurean tendencies, which nourished their writing—and often spilled into it.

  • There is an almost anti-epicurean tradition at the very base of America.

  • The decline of Art was rapid as men became rich, and Epicurean life was sought as the highest good.

  • Much as I abhor the title of an epicure, on the other hand I feel proud of the title of genuine Epicurean.

  • I took you for a man of noble thoughts and exalted feelings; but I see now that you are a genuine Epicurean.

  • All the goods of life he tasted with epicurean zest; all the evils he bore with stoical indifference.

  • Is it an improvement to give up a simple life and lofty religious enthusiasm for materialistic enjoyments and epicurean display?

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