| 释义 |
Tsingtao, n.|tʃiŋˈdaʊ|
Also Qingdao.
The name of a port in Shandong province of eastern China, used attrib. or absol. to designate a type of light beer brewed there.
Registered as a proprietary term in the U.S.
1972Korea Herald 17 Nov. 5/1 ‘It's tougher than hell to get straight answers around here,’ one frustrated American businessman lamented over a cold Tsingtao beer on the top floor of Canton's Tung Fang Hotel. 1979Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East: Weekly Econ. Rep. (B.B.C.) 11 July a/10 The first batch of Qingdao beer and vodka from the PRC arrived in New York on 30th May. 1979de Keijzer & Kaplan China Guidebk. (1980) 319 Qingdao beer is the most popular for export (it is sold under the old name, Tsingtao, in the US). 1981Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 Oct. tm580/1 China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corporation, Peking... Tsingtao... For beer... First use 1903; in commerce 1960. 1984N.Y. Times 3 Feb. c20/6 The logical choice [of beer] is an Oriental brew such as Tsingtao from China. 1986J. Trenhaile Mahjong Spies iii. 65 ‘Another Tsingtao?’..‘No more beer for me, thanks.’ 1987Chicago Tribune 20 Nov. vii. 10/3 Drink a bottle of Tsingtao.., a light-tasting beer from China that has almost no head no matter how you pour it. |