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词汇 zest
释义 zest
noun
uk /zest/ us /zest/

zestnoun (EXCITEMENT)


[ S or U ]
enthusiasm, eagerness, energy, and interest: 狂热;热情;兴致
It's wonderful to see the children's zest for life.很高兴看到孩子们对生活充满热情。
He approached every task with a boundless zest.他处理每项任务都满腔热情。
The recording captures the zest of this live concert performance.录音捕捉到了音乐会现场表演的热烈气氛。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
alacrity
animation
ardour
avidity
boosterism
commotion
flirtation
frenzy
friskiness
frisson
frolic
get a buzz out of something/doing something
hubbub
page-turner
pep
perkiness
physicality
piquancy
zeal
zealousness

zestnoun (FRUIT SKIN)


[ U ]
the skin of an orange, lemon, or lime, used to add flavour to food: (用于调味的)橘皮,柠檬皮,橙皮
grated lemon zest磨碎的柠檬皮
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fruits & seeds & their parts
ackee
aronia
barberry
bergamot
bur
caryopsis
chaff
cone
flesh
peel
peelings
pip
pith
pithy
poppy seed
radicle
radicular
seed coat
seed pod
seedless

zest | American Dictionary


zest
noun[ U ]
us/zest/
enthusiasm and energy:
She’s over 80, but she still has an amazing zest for life.

Examples of zest


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In contrast, the recently completed library possesses a verve and zest which conveys a dynamism that many of the more established universities might hanker after.
Too many, naturally full of youthful zest, find the maze impenetrable, stop trying, lose confidence, and become switched off.
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We neither believe in the unfettered exploitation of humanity nor in the suppression of the natural aspirations which colour and give zest.
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I shall grow old but never lose life's zest.
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On such machines the prize is added to give a little zest to the pleasure of playing.
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As he is in the prime of life with a splendid zest and enthusiasm for living, he is the ideal person to answer this question.
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I might guess that her secret lies in her genuine and unaffected interest in people, and in her zest for life.
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I have no doubt that efficiency at work and zest for the pleasures of life can be enormously increased by being in good physical condition.
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She showed courage, zest for life, a sense of duty and devotion, and, above all, gentle leadership for almost a century.
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I should not like to omit reference to several municipalities which have taken this matter up with zest.
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He was an active, bright young man with a zest for living and life.
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They start with people with new ideas, products, zest and enthusiasm.
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I am sure that with his love of learning and zest for advancement he galloped along on his way to school like a gazelle.
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I am told that very often the zest for life which leads to a positive attitude to rehabilitation goes with a skill.
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Mixed up with vanity, histrionics, zest for power or the illusion of power, they mostly have good intentions.
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