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gourmand

/goor-mahnd, goor-muhnd/US // gʊərˈmɑnd, ˈgʊər mənd //UK // (ˈɡʊəmənd, French ɡurmɑ̃) //

饕餮之士,饕餮盛宴,饕餮,饕餮之徒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
    • : a gourmet; epicure.

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Examples

  • Fireworks shoot off in bright colors, swirling around the rodent gourmand who is learning to hone his palate.

  • Beltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn.

  • They gleefully bathe in fresh entrails; they rip the limbs off human bodies like a gourmand digging into a fresh lobster.

  • Or in this case, Rib Gourmand: short ribs have become synonymous with long cooking.

  • One meal prepared for me by artist, writer, and gourmand Claude Tayag in the city of Angeles ranks with any I have ever eaten.

  • He knew Lebel was a gallant and a gourmand, and he was anxious to please him in all senses at once.

  • "The most delicious pate de foie," urged Lawyer Ball, who was a regular gourmand.

  • Here is a repast which Dame Nature pays for and which would satisfy, I am sure, the greatest gourmand.

  • When an ant has discovered any rich prey, far from enjoying it alone, like a gourmand, it invites all its companions to the feast.

  • And there, believe me, is one of the charms of travel, even to the man who is not a gourmand.