relish
verb [ T ]
to like or enjoy something
享受;喜欢
I always relish a challenge.我一向喜欢迎接挑战。
[ + -ing verb ] I don't relish telling her that her son has been arrested.我不想告诉她她儿子被捕的消息。
If you relish the idea or thought of something, you feel pleasure that it is going to happen.
期盼;憧憬;指望
She's relishing the prospect of studying in Bologna for six months.她憧憬着在博洛尼亚学习6个月的美好时光。
relish
noun
UK /ˈrel.ɪʃ/ US /ˈrel.ɪʃ/
relish noun (SAUCE)
C2 [ C or U ]
a type of sauce that is eaten with food to add flavour to it
佐料;调味品
tomato and onion relish西红柿洋葱调味汁
Would you like relish on your burger?你的汉堡包要抹调味汁吗？
relish noun (ENJOYMENT)
C2 [ U ] formal
the enjoyment you get from doing something
享受;乐趣
She ate her cake slowly and with relish.她津津有味地慢慢品尝着蛋糕。
I have no relish for hunting and killing animals.我不觉得猎杀动物有什么乐趣。
(Translation of relish from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
EXAMPLES of relish
relish
I would have relished the opportunity of making some of these comments when in power.From the
Hansard archive
Secondly, it will remove from the county councils the debt burden and administration of this tunnel, something that they have never relished, but have carried out with immense efficiency.From the
Hansard archive
I particularly relished for its phraseology, if not for its accuracy, the comment of one of my friends who said that the series should have been re-christened.From the
Hansard archive
The people are relishing their freedom.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
They are also an ingredient in the preparation of some sweet relishes.From
Wikipedia
He relished the challenge of interpreting such legislation, calling it an act of creative imagination.From
Wikipedia
No one relishes change for change's sake.From the
Hansard archive
Humble origins could be conceded and the arduous life of pioneers could be relished in retrospect, because there could be no going back to such primitive conditions.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
