1.flavor用作动词时的意思是“给…调味”“加味于”。
2.flavor只用作及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Mother flavours her custards with lemon extract.母亲用柠檬汁给蛋糕加香味。
She flavoured the cake with chocolate.她在蛋糕中加巧克力提味。
Hops have been used for flavouring beer since the ninth century.自从9世纪以来,蛇麻子一直是被用作酿造啤酒的作料。
Many exciting adventures flavours an explorer's life.许多令人兴奋的冒险经历给探索者的生活增添了趣味。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The stock is flavoured with herbs and onions.这个汤料是用香草和洋葱调的。
Newspaper reports are often flavoured with sex and violence.在新闻中经常出现性丑闻和暴力的报道。

flavour, taste
这两个词的意思都与味道有关。其区别在于flavour表示“添加香味”或“调味”; 而taste则表示“品尝”“有…滋味”。例如:
Taste some of this cake.请尝尝这种蛋糕。
The sauce tastes too sweet.这果酱味太甜。

［同义词］ n. aspect, character, essence, extract, feel, relish, smack, zest, zing v. contaminate, infuse, lace, season, spice, taint
［词源］  ＜中古英语flavour＜古法语flaur(气味)

1.flavour一般用于英式英语中; flavour一般用于美式英语中。
2.flavour作“味”“滋味”“味道”解时,既可用作可数名词,又可用作不可数名词。
3.flavour特指食物的“风味”,也可指报纸、杂志等的“风格”“特色”,此时多用作单数名词,之前常加不定冠词。
4.flavour是英式拼法,美式拼法是flavor。

Ice cream is made in ten flavours here.这里的冰淇淋有十种味道。
He goes for its full, delicious flavours,I go for its economy.他欣赏它的强烈和可口的味道,我则欣赏它便宜。
The bread hasn't much flavour.这种面包没有多少滋味。
If you put in too much pepper you'll mask the delicate flavour of the sauce.你如果放太多的胡椒,会掩盖调味汁的美味。
This book has a romantic flavour.这本书富有浪漫色彩。
I like essays with an acrid flavour.我喜欢风格泼辣的文章。

flavour, taste
这两个词用作名词时都有影响味觉的“味”“味道”的意思。其区别在于:flavour主要指通过嗅觉嗅出的“味道”,尤指某物品的特殊风味,或其味道中特殊之特点。例如:
The tea has a wonderful flavour.这茶味好极了。
The shop sells ice cream in eight different flavours.这家店铺卖八种不同风味的冰淇淋。
taste主要指通过味觉品尝出来的“味”“滋味”。例如:
This cake has no taste.这蛋糕一点味道也没有。
Some oranges have a bitter taste.有些橘子有苦味。