有一股塑料的味道
“tastes a bit like plastic.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个东西喝起来
“that this stuff”
有 一股塑料的味道
“tastes a bit like plastic.”
“Something is wrong with this drink; we probably shouldn't be drinking it.”
Due to past food and product safety incidents, Chinese consumers are often highly attuned to chemical or plastic odors in food and drink containers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is a whiff/hint/rush of (smell, taste, or氣)
The classifier '股' is the standard and most natural measure word for smells, odors, tastes, or invisible forces.
plastic smell or taste
Note that '味道' covers both smell and taste in Chinese; context determines which sense is meant.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How could it taste like plastic?”
“That musky, foul stench—”
“Do you guys smell that?”
“The smell here is really bad.”
“You smell like tangerine peel candy.”
“You smell like tangerine peel candy.”