| 释义 |
vodka|ˈvɒdkə|
Also β. vodki, -ky, wodky; γ. votku, votky.
[a. Russ. vódka (gen. sing. vódki), pronounced (ˈvotka).]
a. An ardent spirit used orig. esp. in Russia, chiefly distilled from rye, but also from barley, potatoes, or other materials. Also, a glass or drink of this.
α1802–3tr. Pallas's Trav. (1812) II. 484 The principal imports are..Sekiskaya-Vodka, or brandy distilled from fruit. 1833R. Pinkerton Russia 74 The peasantry..still prefer their national brandy, called vodka. 1883C. Reade in Harper's Mag. Jan. 253/1 A young fellow..brings..me a flask of vodka. 1969M. Pugh Last Place Left xxix. 209 Pardoe decided to pour himself a vodka. 1981‘J. Ross’ Dark Blue & Dangerous xvi. 89 ‘Another?’ he asked her. ‘Thank you. A vodka and mixer.’
β1830Edinb. Encycl. XVII. 514/2 The Russian nobles do not drink ardent spirits, vodki, in the morning. 1875R. H. R. Rambles in Istria 271 A glass of wodky. 1885Hare Russia i. 24 Vodki (corn brandy) is the chief means of intoxication. 1891Blackw. Mag. Oct. 470/2 Anything which his understanding failed to connect directly with the price of bread and ‘vodky’.
γ1855Englishwoman in Russia 86 The government revenues are in great part acquired by the sale of votku. 1891Pall Mall G. 27 Aug. 7/1 A large tame bear, which had been trained..to drink votky..entered a village tavern.
b. attrib., as vodka bottle, vodka flask, vodka glass, etc.; vodka Collins: see Collins2; vodka gimlet [gimlet n. 1 c], a cocktail made of vodka and lime-juice; vodka martini, a martini cocktail in which vodka is substituted for gin; vodka-tonic, a drink consisting of vodka and tonic water.
1876M. M. Grant Sun-Maid xxxiii, He hastily searched the room and found a vodka flask. 1883O'Donovan Merv i. 1 After the fashion of Russia generally, the majority of these [houses] consisted of rum and vodka shops. 1903Times 8 Sept. 7/2 The establishment of the vodka monopoly..strained the resources of Russian credit. 1953R. & A. London Cocktails & Snacks 46 (heading) Vodka martini. 1958‘J. Byrom’ Or be he Dead viii. 117 The vodka glasses were genuine ones. 1965‘P. Quentin’ Family Skeletons i. 4, I ordered a vodka martini. 1969‘P. Kavanagh’ Such Men are Dangerous i. 13 The desk men..drink.., in the summer, vodka collinses. 1974R. B. Parker God save Child ix. 61 Can I get you a drink?.. Would you take a vodka gimlet? 1976J. Hayes Missing (1977) iii. 61 She poured another vodka-tonic. |