
好词典

源自中古英语 'salti',与古英语 'sealt'(盐)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *saltaz。
❶ 指食物中含有较多盐分,尝起来有咸味。常用于描述食物的味道特征。
“The soup is too salty for my taste.”
(这汤对我来说太咸了。)
“I prefer salty snacks like chips and pretzels.”
(我更喜欢薯片和椒盐脆饼这类咸味零食。)
❶ 形容人因生气或不满而表现出尖酸刻薄的态度,常用于非正式场合。
“He got salty when I beat him in the game.”
(我在比赛中赢了他,他就变得很刻薄。)
“Don't be so salty just because they didn't invite you.”
(别因为他们没邀请你就这么酸溜溜的。)
salty tears — 字面意思是咸的眼泪,常用来形容悲伤或痛苦时流下的泪水。
“She wiped away her salty tears after hearing the sad news.”
(听到这个悲伤的消息后,她擦去了咸咸的泪水。)
salty language — 指粗俗、冒犯或不雅的言语,通常带有脏话或攻击性词汇。
“The movie contains some salty language not suitable for children.”
(这部电影含有一些不适合儿童的粗俗语言。)