piquant

adj.

1. 辛辣的；开胃的
   having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste
2. 刺激的；令人兴奋的；有趣的
   exciting and interesting

1. ADJ-GRADED 辛辣的；开胃的
   Food that is piquant has a pleasantly spicy taste.
   1. ...a crisp mixed salad with an unusually piquant dressing.
      浇上特别辛辣的调料的脆口什锦色拉
2. ADJ-GRADED 引人入胜的；刺激有趣的
   Something that is piquant is interesting and exciting.
   1. There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.
      她的书问世时可能确有引人入胜的新颖之处。

1. There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.
   她的书问世时可能确有引人入胜的新颖之处。
2. The pity of it was that even the least exacting husband should so often desire something more piquant than goodness.
   但遗憾的是，即使是最不挑剔的丈夫也时常会渴望一点更为活泼有趣的东西，而不仅仅是善良。（选自《他们不惜干蠢事》，1929）
3. Amarone is a full-bodied wine to be paired with grilled or roasted red meats, game, tasty and piquant cheeses, such as parmesan.
   配餐建议阿马罗内是一款酒体饱满的葡萄酒，与烧烤，烤红肉，野味，和味道重的乳酪如用脱脂乳作成的意大利硬干酪搭配完美。
4. An incisive and piquant style of writing;
   锋利、辛辣的写作风格；
5. More piquant details of the former official's private life were revealed.
   有关前官员私人生活更多的刺激性细节被泄露了。
6. Bland vegetables are often served with a piquant sauce.
   清淡的蔬菜常以辛辣的沙司调味。
7. An engaging frankness; a piquant face with large appealing eyes.
   令人高兴的率直；一张有着吸引人的大眼睛的迷人的脸。
8. Besides serious topics about marriage, also there are a lot of funny and piquant things in it.
   有关男人和女人的话题既有趣，又辛辣。
9. Sharp or sour to the taste; piquant.
   辛辣的味道辣或酸的；
10. Piquant but not audacious, the free living attitude is concealed behind by the unbending and insouciance.
    有点调皮却不张扬，看似漫不经心的随意背后，隐藏着自由的生活态度。
11. Then a dish I had never tasted: lightly steamed crab served in a slightly piquant sweet sauce of plums.
    接着是一道我从未尝过的菜：略微蒸过的螃蟹，辅以甜中带辣的李子酱。
12. The smooth harmonies and piquant contrasts in Chinese food are more than just the products of recipes and personal enterprise.
    中式饮食所体现出的和谐统一和鲜明对比，已远远不止是菜谱和个人设计所结合的产物。
13. Processing technology and product characteristics of delicious and piquant chafing dish seasoning were discussed mostly.
    介绍了鲜辣型火锅调料的生产工艺及产品特点。
14. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.
    辛辣的味道或气味强烈、刺鼻的；
15. My Ban Xiaoding is the piquant ghost that entire school gave a name, attend class bad good listen to a talk, leave seat sashay;
    我班小丁是全校出了名的调皮鬼，上课不好好听讲，随便离开座位到处走动；

adj

1. attracting or delighting
   1. an engaging frankness
   2. a piquant face with large appealing eyes

   Synonym:    engaging

2. engagingly stimulating or provocative
   1. a piquant wit
   2. salty language

   Synonym:    salty

3. having an agreeably pungent taste

   Synonym:    savorysavouryspicyzesty