| 词汇 | caviar |
| 释义 | caviar noun[ U ] (alsocaviare)uk /ˈkæv.i.ɑːr/ us /ˈkæv.i.ɑːr/ the eggs of various large fish, especially the sturgeon, eaten as food. Caviar is usually very expensive.鱼子酱 Yevgen Romanenko/Moment/GettyImages Fish & seafood abalone albacore American shad barramundi bay scallop crappie crawdad crawfish cray crayfish lobster thermidor lox mahi mahi marron matelote shad shellfish shrimp shrimp cocktail skipjack tuna caviar | American Dictionarycaviar noun[ U ] us/ˈkæv·iˌɑr, ˈkɑ·vi-/ the eggs of various large fish, salted and eaten as a delicacy (= something rare that is good to eat) Examples of caviarcaviar One tempting answer is this: we ought to give the caviar to the poor person because he is worse off. So someone addicted to truffles and caviar could not demand compensation if she characterized the possession of this desire as being something desirable in itself. Hence, according to utilitarianism, we ought to be indifferent between benefiting the poor person and benefiting the caviar aficionado: either course of action is permissible; neither is obligatory. Suppose, for example, that we must choose between either giving the caviar to a rich caviar aficionado or giving it to a super-rich caviar junkie. One can import foie gras and caviar without the surcharge but not drugs to cure people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know what sort of establishment he knows that sells caviar with a £200 a week turnover. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What was caviar to the general perhaps fifty years ago may now be perfectly acceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I may never use the caviar but the baked beans will come in very handy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When shall we start hearing about the timber deficit and the caviar deficit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is better than caviar; it is the highest form of luxury; it is magnificent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first of those is the slight caviar complex of the film industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unfair to criticise this clause by talking about caviar and other items. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, the outgoings are not intended to take account of a champagne and caviar lifestyle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His guests were there and white-coated footmen were carrying silver trays of champagne and caviar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are not the sort of people who will eat caviar and lobster and oysters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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