Definition of ambrosia in English:

ambrosia

nounamˈbrəʊzɪəæmˈbroʊʒ(i)ə

mass noun

1Greek Mythology Roman Mythology
The food of the gods.
〔希腊神话，罗马神话〕仙果
Example sentencesExamples
- Athena strengthens Achilles by planting ambrosia and honey in his chest.
- No mortal could ever taste ambrosia, as Greek myth said.
- Then my feet no longer rest on earth, but standing by Zeus himself I take my fill of ambrosia, the divine dish.
- So they have a special drink called nectar, and they eat food which is ambrosia, which is immortal.
- In the poem, Hector's body, attached to Achilles' chariot and dragged around Troy, cannot be mutilated because Aphrodite has anointed it with ambrosia.
1. 1.1 Something very pleasing to taste or smell.
  美味芳香的食品
  the tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been suffering
  在我受够了难吃的流质食物后，这茶真是香极了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's great to have a job where you serve people the ambrosia of the gods
  Sometimes when inspiration hits, you create something that just tastes like ambrosia.
  Last year, at the festival, the food Ambi Swami served was sheer ambrosia.
  Mixed with the praline and raspberries, it was nothing short of ambrosia.
  Is it possible that the gods ate ham, egg and chips and shortened the name to ambrosia?
  The food was said to be superb and like ambrosia on earth.
  Then he drank his lukewarm black coffee and ate the bittersweet chocolate, which went down like so much nectar and ambrosia: never a better breakfast hath man eaten, Bob felt.
  The reason behind this is that I have my taste buds prepared to receive ambrosia later.
  I'll never forget my first sip of that citric ambrosia.
  It tasted wonderful to her, like ambrosia compared to the slop Vinch had been feeding her all of her life.
  Geneva had wanted a lavish one, filled with gifts and smiles, dance and music, and food that tasted of ambrosia.
  Last night's dinner was nutritious ambrosia and I was reminded how easy it is to make something very simple and tasty.
  The goo was warm; it smelled like ambrosia, and glinted like a prism caught in sunlight.
  What was left was as a good a piece of beef as I have ever cooked or tasted - ambrosia for the meat-eating gods.
  The result is like ambrosia, pleasing in colour, form, smell, and taste.
2A fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles.
（木材蛀虫和菌蠹虫吃的）真菌食料
Example sentencesExamples
- It is one of more than 300 species of wood-boring ambrosia beetles which distribute the spores of ambrosia fungi.
- The ambrosia fungus appears as the black lining of the gallery.
- ‘It is really the ambrosia fungus that kills the tree, not the beetle,’ said Ludwig, who has launched a two-fold emergency program to deal with the threat.
- This damage is associated with ambrosia fungi that cause wood rot and death of the tree.
3
another term for bee bread
Example sentencesExamples
- The peaches and strawberries are just for the taste but the ambrosia has amazing healing powers.
- She starts with either nettles or bee pollen, moving from there, if necessary, to an ambrosia or eye-bright tincture.

Derivatives

ambrosial

adjectiveamˈbrəʊzɪəlæmˈbroʊʒ(i)əl

Indulge your taste buds in an ambrosial meal prepared by a creative Hawaiian chef, then take a long languorous walk, arm in arm, along the beach.
Example sentencesExamples
- But when I pop one into my mouth, it is ambrosial.
- A rose covered arbour smells ambrosial, looks even better and the path through it leads you into the garden.
- These berries, each no bigger than the tip of your little finger, have an intensely concentrated flavor I can describe only as ambrosial - reminiscent of strawberries, roses, and pineapples.
- A pity, because the beautifully poached damsons, greengages and plums which accompanied them were ambrosial enough to serve on their own.

ambrosian

adjective

Origin

Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, 'elixir of life', from ambrotos 'immortal'.

This came into English via Latin from the Greek word which meant ‘elixir of life’, from ambrotos ‘immortal’. Ambrosia in classical mythology was the food of the gods.

Rhymes

crozier, hosier, osier, symposia

Definition of ambrosia in US English:

ambrosia

nounamˈbrōZH(ē)əæmˈbroʊʒ(i)ə

Roman Mythology Greek Mythology

1The food of the gods.
〔希腊神话，罗马神话〕仙果
Example sentencesExamples
- Then my feet no longer rest on earth, but standing by Zeus himself I take my fill of ambrosia, the divine dish.
- So they have a special drink called nectar, and they eat food which is ambrosia, which is immortal.
- No mortal could ever taste ambrosia, as Greek myth said.
- Athena strengthens Achilles by planting ambrosia and honey in his chest.
- In the poem, Hector's body, attached to Achilles' chariot and dragged around Troy, cannot be mutilated because Aphrodite has anointed it with ambrosia.
1. 1.1 Something very pleasing to taste or smell.
  美味芳香的食品
  the tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been drinking
  在我受够了难吃的流质食物后，这茶真是香极了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Last night's dinner was nutritious ambrosia and I was reminded how easy it is to make something very simple and tasty.
  Is it possible that the gods ate ham, egg and chips and shortened the name to ambrosia?
  I'll never forget my first sip of that citric ambrosia.
  Geneva had wanted a lavish one, filled with gifts and smiles, dance and music, and food that tasted of ambrosia.
  Sometimes when inspiration hits, you create something that just tastes like ambrosia.
  The reason behind this is that I have my taste buds prepared to receive ambrosia later.
  The result is like ambrosia, pleasing in colour, form, smell, and taste.
  Then he drank his lukewarm black coffee and ate the bittersweet chocolate, which went down like so much nectar and ambrosia: never a better breakfast hath man eaten, Bob felt.
  Last year, at the festival, the food Ambi Swami served was sheer ambrosia.
  It tasted wonderful to her, like ambrosia compared to the slop Vinch had been feeding her all of her life.
  Mixed with the praline and raspberries, it was nothing short of ambrosia.
  The goo was warm; it smelled like ambrosia, and glinted like a prism caught in sunlight.
  The food was said to be superb and like ambrosia on earth.
  It's great to have a job where you serve people the ambrosia of the gods
  What was left was as a good a piece of beef as I have ever cooked or tasted - ambrosia for the meat-eating gods.
2. 1.2 A fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles.
  （木材蛀虫和菌蠹虫吃的）真菌食料
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ambrosia fungus appears as the black lining of the gallery.
  It is one of more than 300 species of wood-boring ambrosia beetles which distribute the spores of ambrosia fungi.
  ‘It is really the ambrosia fungus that kills the tree, not the beetle,’ said Ludwig, who has launched a two-fold emergency program to deal with the threat.
  This damage is associated with ambrosia fungi that cause wood rot and death of the tree.
3. 1.3
  another term for bee bread
  Example sentencesExamples
  The peaches and strawberries are just for the taste but the ambrosia has amazing healing powers.
  She starts with either nettles or bee pollen, moving from there, if necessary, to an ambrosia or eye-bright tincture.
4. 1.4 A dessert made with oranges and shredded coconut.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Eloise had brought, of all things, ambrosia; Rowena had lost her taste for this dish years ago but Leslie Campbell loaded up his plate - and made sure Eloise saw him do it.
  We frequently had Ambrosia for dessert at lunch time, at dinner time and sometimes at breakfast time with a dollop of raspberry or strawberry jam.
  Get out the bundt cakes and the ambrosia and drop by to say welcome to his new home.
  It's one of those dishes that's just crying out for some mandarin chicken salad and a scoop of ambrosia.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, ‘elixir of life’, from ambrotos ‘immortal’.

词汇	ambrosia
释义	Definition of ambrosia in English: ambrosia nounamˈbrəʊzɪəæmˈbroʊʒ(i)ə mass noun 1Greek Mythology Roman Mythology The food of the gods. 〔希腊神话，罗马神话〕仙果 Example sentencesExamples Athena strengthens Achilles by planting ambrosia and honey in his chest. No mortal could ever taste ambrosia, as Greek myth said. Then my feet no longer rest on earth, but standing by Zeus himself I take my fill of ambrosia, the divine dish. So they have a special drink called nectar, and they eat food which is ambrosia, which is immortal. In the poem, Hector's body, attached to Achilles' chariot and dragged around Troy, cannot be mutilated because Aphrodite has anointed it with ambrosia. 1.1 Something very pleasing to taste or smell. 美味芳香的食品 the tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been suffering 在我受够了难吃的流质食物后，这茶真是香极了。 Example sentencesExamples It's great to have a job where you serve people the ambrosia of the gods Sometimes when inspiration hits, you create something that just tastes like ambrosia. Last year, at the festival, the food Ambi Swami served was sheer ambrosia. Mixed with the praline and raspberries, it was nothing short of ambrosia. Is it possible that the gods ate ham, egg and chips and shortened the name to ambrosia? The food was said to be superb and like ambrosia on earth. Then he drank his lukewarm black coffee and ate the bittersweet chocolate, which went down like so much nectar and ambrosia: never a better breakfast hath man eaten, Bob felt. The reason behind this is that I have my taste buds prepared to receive ambrosia later. I'll never forget my first sip of that citric ambrosia. It tasted wonderful to her, like ambrosia compared to the slop Vinch had been feeding her all of her life. Geneva had wanted a lavish one, filled with gifts and smiles, dance and music, and food that tasted of ambrosia. Last night's dinner was nutritious ambrosia and I was reminded how easy it is to make something very simple and tasty. The goo was warm; it smelled like ambrosia, and glinted like a prism caught in sunlight. What was left was as a good a piece of beef as I have ever cooked or tasted - ambrosia for the meat-eating gods. The result is like ambrosia, pleasing in colour, form, smell, and taste. 2A fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles. （木材蛀虫和菌蠹虫吃的）真菌食料 Example sentencesExamples It is one of more than 300 species of wood-boring ambrosia beetles which distribute the spores of ambrosia fungi. The ambrosia fungus appears as the black lining of the gallery. ‘It is really the ambrosia fungus that kills the tree, not the beetle,’ said Ludwig, who has launched a two-fold emergency program to deal with the threat. This damage is associated with ambrosia fungi that cause wood rot and death of the tree. 3 another term for bee bread Example sentencesExamples The peaches and strawberries are just for the taste but the ambrosia has amazing healing powers. She starts with either nettles or bee pollen, moving from there, if necessary, to an ambrosia or eye-bright tincture. Derivatives ambrosial adjectiveamˈbrəʊzɪəlæmˈbroʊʒ(i)əl Indulge your taste buds in an ambrosial meal prepared by a creative Hawaiian chef, then take a long languorous walk, arm in arm, along the beach. Example sentencesExamples But when I pop one into my mouth, it is ambrosial. A rose covered arbour smells ambrosial, looks even better and the path through it leads you into the garden. These berries, each no bigger than the tip of your little finger, have an intensely concentrated flavor I can describe only as ambrosial - reminiscent of strawberries, roses, and pineapples. A pity, because the beautifully poached damsons, greengages and plums which accompanied them were ambrosial enough to serve on their own. ambrosian adjective Origin Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, 'elixir of life', from ambrotos 'immortal'. This came into English via Latin from the Greek word which meant ‘elixir of life’, from ambrotos ‘immortal’. Ambrosia in classical mythology was the food of the gods. Rhymes crozier, hosier, osier, symposia Definition of ambrosia in US English: ambrosia nounamˈbrōZH(ē)əæmˈbroʊʒ(i)ə Roman Mythology Greek Mythology 1The food of the gods. 〔希腊神话，罗马神话〕仙果 Example sentencesExamples Then my feet no longer rest on earth, but standing by Zeus himself I take my fill of ambrosia, the divine dish. So they have a special drink called nectar, and they eat food which is ambrosia, which is immortal. No mortal could ever taste ambrosia, as Greek myth said. Athena strengthens Achilles by planting ambrosia and honey in his chest. In the poem, Hector's body, attached to Achilles' chariot and dragged around Troy, cannot be mutilated because Aphrodite has anointed it with ambrosia. 1.1 Something very pleasing to taste or smell. 美味芳香的食品 the tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been drinking 在我受够了难吃的流质食物后，这茶真是香极了。 Example sentencesExamples Last night's dinner was nutritious ambrosia and I was reminded how easy it is to make something very simple and tasty. Is it possible that the gods ate ham, egg and chips and shortened the name to ambrosia? I'll never forget my first sip of that citric ambrosia. Geneva had wanted a lavish one, filled with gifts and smiles, dance and music, and food that tasted of ambrosia. Sometimes when inspiration hits, you create something that just tastes like ambrosia. The reason behind this is that I have my taste buds prepared to receive ambrosia later. The result is like ambrosia, pleasing in colour, form, smell, and taste. Then he drank his lukewarm black coffee and ate the bittersweet chocolate, which went down like so much nectar and ambrosia: never a better breakfast hath man eaten, Bob felt. Last year, at the festival, the food Ambi Swami served was sheer ambrosia. It tasted wonderful to her, like ambrosia compared to the slop Vinch had been feeding her all of her life. Mixed with the praline and raspberries, it was nothing short of ambrosia. The goo was warm; it smelled like ambrosia, and glinted like a prism caught in sunlight. The food was said to be superb and like ambrosia on earth. It's great to have a job where you serve people the ambrosia of the gods What was left was as a good a piece of beef as I have ever cooked or tasted - ambrosia for the meat-eating gods. 1.2 A fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles. （木材蛀虫和菌蠹虫吃的）真菌食料 Example sentencesExamples The ambrosia fungus appears as the black lining of the gallery. It is one of more than 300 species of wood-boring ambrosia beetles which distribute the spores of ambrosia fungi. ‘It is really the ambrosia fungus that kills the tree, not the beetle,’ said Ludwig, who has launched a two-fold emergency program to deal with the threat. This damage is associated with ambrosia fungi that cause wood rot and death of the tree. 1.3 another term for bee bread Example sentencesExamples The peaches and strawberries are just for the taste but the ambrosia has amazing healing powers. She starts with either nettles or bee pollen, moving from there, if necessary, to an ambrosia or eye-bright tincture. 1.4 A dessert made with oranges and shredded coconut. Example sentencesExamples Eloise had brought, of all things, ambrosia; Rowena had lost her taste for this dish years ago but Leslie Campbell loaded up his plate - and made sure Eloise saw him do it. We frequently had Ambrosia for dessert at lunch time, at dinner time and sometimes at breakfast time with a dollop of raspberry or strawberry jam. Get out the bundt cakes and the ambrosia and drop by to say welcome to his new home. It's one of those dishes that's just crying out for some mandarin chicken salad and a scoop of ambrosia. Origin Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, ‘elixir of life’, from ambrotos ‘immortal’.
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