the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours

I love the taste of garlic. 我喜欢蒜味。

Olives are usually an acquired taste (= you only like them after you have become familiar with their taste). 橄榄的味道可能要慢慢习惯后才会喜欢。

When you have a cold you often lose your sense of taste. 感冒的时候常常尝不出味道。

the fact of liking or enjoying something

She came home from Europe with a taste for art and the finer things in life. 她从欧洲回来后就喜欢上了艺术和享受生活中其他精美的东西。

a small amount of food

Have a taste of the sauce and tell me if it needs salt. 尝尝酱汁，看看是否需要加盐。

a person's approval of and liking for particular things

I'm not really into new cars - old vintage cars are more to my taste (= what I like). 我一向不怎么喜欢新车——倒是更喜欢老式汽车。

a person's ability to judge and recognize what is good or suitable, especially relating to such matters as art, style, beauty, and behaviour

He has terrible taste so you can probably imagine what his house looks like. 他的品位极差，你大概可以想象出他家是什么样子。

His taste in clothes leaves a little to be desired. 他的着装品位实在不怎么样。

the things a person likes

I have expensive tastes (= I like expensive things). 我看来是喜欢奢华的东西。

a short experience of something

I had a taste of office work during the summer and that was enough. 夏天我体验了一下在办公室工作的滋味，可真够我受的。

be in good, the best possible, etc. tasteidiom C2 得体／高雅（等等）的

be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom C2 不得体／粗俗（等等）的

to put food or drink in your mouth to find out what flavour it has

Taste this sauce and tell me if it needs seasoning. 尝尝酱汁，看看要不要加佐料。

What is this? I've never tasted anything like it. 这究竟是什么东西？我从没吃过这种东西。

to have a particular flavour

This sauce tastes strange. 这种酱汁味道很怪。

This coffee tastes like dishwater! 这咖啡的味道简直像洗碗水！

UK The bread tastes of onions. 这面包有股洋葱味。

to experience something for a short time

Once you've tasted luxury it's very hard to settle for anything else. 你一旦体验过奢侈的滋味，就很难将就了。