Skip to main content

gusto

/guhs-toh/US // ˈgʌs toʊ //UK // (ˈɡʌstəʊ) //

食欲,兴致,兴致勃勃,风情

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gus·toes.

    • : hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto.
    • : individual taste or liking: The boy is an imaginative charmer, with a gusto for storytelling.
    • : Archaic. artistic style or taste.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • People often start setting goals with a little too much gusto, trying to overhaul many aspects of their life at once.

  • The character exudes gusto and sex appeal, and a churning, forward-leaning drive.

  • Ultimately, you may be disgusted with yourself — as I was — for devouring this morally repugnant tale with such gusto, but reading, like eating is a hard activity to regulate once the appetites are aroused.

  • Fossil shark teeth got people hooked on the Meg long before paleontology took off in the early 19th century, when scientists started cataloging fossils with gusto.

  • He ignored red flags—like Salazar’s rumored testing of testosterone or the flippancy with which he passed out prescription drugs—with the typical gusto of a new Nike employee.

  • There's a scene in which a nude Amy Elliott-Dunne, played with committed gusto by Rosamund Pike, is washing off in the shower.

  • As admirable as the U.S. fightback against Belgium was the pride and gusto of their fans.

  • Of course, the young people on the progressive side of the hall supported my cause with gusto.

  • For her other performance, she also belted “Wrecking Ball” with all the gusto of a young Linda Blair having an exorcism.

  • After he said, “go ahead,” she “took a handful and swallowed them with gusto and no dramatics.”

  • Huxley quotes with satirical gusto Dr. Wace's declaration as to the word "Infidel."

  • Then Mr. Blackbird selected a good many choice tidbits here and there, which he bolted with gusto.

  • Ben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.

  • The four shook hands solemnly with their new neighbor, then, with even a greater gusto, drank his health.

  • He would retail his exciting experiences as a pugilist and a drunkard with much gusto.