| 单词 | drink |
| 释义 | drink (drɪŋk ) Word forms: drinks , drinking , drank , drunk 1. verb A1 When you drink a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it. He drank his cup of tea. [VERB noun] I drink water and green tea, but not coffee. [VERB noun] He drank thirstily from the pool under the rock. [VERB] Synonyms: swallow, drain, sip, neck [slang] 2. verb B1+ To drink means to drink alcohol. He was smoking and drinking too much. [VERB] Never accept a ride with people who have been drinking. [VERB] Synonyms: booze [informal], tipple, tope [literary], hit the bottle [informal] drinking uncountable noun B2 She had left him because of his drinking. They patched up their differences by spending an evening of heavy drinking together. 3. countable noun A1 A drink is an amount of a liquid which you drink. I'll get you a drink of water. [+ of] 4. countable noun B1+ A drink is an alcoholic drink. She felt like a drink after a hard day. 5. uncountable noun B1+ Drink is alcohol, such as beer, wine, or whisky. Too much drink is bad for your health. Synonyms: alcohol, booze [informal], liquor, spirits 6. See also drinking 7. drink yourself into a stupor phrase [VERB inflects] If you drink yourself into a stupor or drink yourself into oblivion, you drink so much alcohol that you lose consciousness or fall deeply asleep. We drank ourselves into a stupor on cheap wine. 8. drink someone under the table phrase [VERB inflects] If someone drinks you under the table, they drink more alcohol than you are able to on a particular occasion. 9. take to drink phrase [VERB inflects] If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something. He took to drink after his wife died. 10. to drink someone's health phrase [VERB inflects] When you drink to someone's health or drink their health, you have a drink as a sign of wishing them health and happiness. In the village pub, regulars drank the health of John and his father. Phrasal verbs: drink in phrasal verb If you drink in something that you see or hear, you pay a lot of attention to it and enjoy it. She stood drinking in the glittering view. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] drink to 1. phrasal verb When people drink to someone or something, they wish them success, good luck, or good health before having an alcoholic drink. Let's drink to his memory, eh? [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See drink to that drink up phrasal verb B2 When you drink up an amount of liquid, you finish it completely. Drink up your sherry and we'll go. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Drink up, there's time for another. [VERB PARTICLE] Quotations: Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die Bible: Isaiah Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry Bible: St. Luke Drink to me only with thine eyesTo Celia It's all right to drink like a fish - if you drink what a fish drinksA Glass Eye at the Keyhole One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I'm having a good time I wasna fou, but just had plentyDeath and Dr. Hornbook Man wants little drink below, But wants that little strongA Song of other Days Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts Bible: Proverbs Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promiseDon Quixote We drink one another's healths and spoil our ownThe Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow I will drink Life to the lees: all times I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatlyUlysses A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us againAn Essay on Criticism brandy: a cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified SatanThe Devil's Dictionary rum: generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainersThe Devil's Dictionary Cocktails have all the disagreeability without the utility of a disinfectantThe Observer Idioms: drink like a fish to regularly drink a lot of alcohol Her father drank like a fish. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink said to mean that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to You can't educate kids who aren't interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers can drink someone under the table to be able to drink much more alcohol than someone else can without getting drunk Donna is the only person I know who can drink me under the table. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers meat and drink to someone [mainly British] something you find easy to cope with and enjoy doing What normal people considered pressure was meat and drink to Robert Maxwell. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: drink a glass of Imagine drinking a glass of orange liqueur first thing in the morning. EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005) She left the drawings on the slate worktop, drank a glass of water, refilled it and went upstairs. CHAMELEON (2002) Make up a hearty bowl of porridge using skimmed milk and drink a glass of fruit juice. The Sun (2007) We drink a toast to her at every communal dinner. Times, Sunday Times They agree and drink a toast to it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two couples sit together and drink a toast to love. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How the prime minister, who made a point of not drinking a toast himself, must have enjoyed that. Times, Sunday Times About a hundred people will sit down to bacon and eggs before drinking a toast to the historic moment that took place there 100 years ago. Times, Sunday Times After hospital treatment, the patient would drink to excess, causing liver damage and shortening her life. Times, Sunday Times But most couples will get pregnant within a year if they eat and sleep well, exercise regularly, don't smoke and don't drink to excess. The Sun Reduce stress and sun exposure, don't smoke, don't drink to excess, get enough sleep, meditate, do yoga or pray, he says. Times,Sunday Times It shouldn't really be a priority to eat and drink to excess until you feel bilious, or demand the latest trendy trainers or faddy toy. The Sun Paramedics must feel angry at having their time and skills wasted on people who drink to excess. The Sun Now a growing number of stores have adopted a stricter policy, where customers must shop before they are eligible to claim their free drink. Times, Sunday Times To claim your free drink, just follow the simple steps shown below. The Sun But there's no such thing as a free drink these days, not even in fashion. Times, Sunday Times One free drink per customer for the duration of the promotion. The Sun Buy top tickets (30) and get a free drink and programme. Times, Sunday Times Grab a drink and see if you can spot a purple heron over the lagoon (from €10; hotelfaro.pt). Times, Sunday Times Or they can grab a drink and email in the internet cafe. The Sun Before the performance begins, they grab a drink and settle into armchairs. Times, Sunday Times Chill out, grab a drink and watch some 'beach rugby'. The Sun Come in and out as you please, and grab a drink from the bar. Times, Sunday Times Instead, they offer a drink. Times, Sunday Times No one was offered a drink or food, and she was refused a sky-cot for her son. Times, Sunday Times Upon arrival guests would be offered a drink - no matter their age or the hour - and encouraged to tell their story. Times,Sunday Times Far from having a lovely day they had been marched from pillar to post in searing heat by a nylon-suited rep for 'perfect' photos without being offered a drink. Times, Sunday Times They'll have to pour their drink into a plastic cup in case anyone starts bottling people. The Sun I pour my drinks, with no hitches, even offering unplanned top-ups to the fellows on the stage. Times, Sunday Times You need a new strategy to cope with knockbacks - pour it out to a friend instead of pouring a drink. The Sun It's inviting you in, pouring a drink and letting the rest of the world go hang. Times, Sunday Times And when the gangster and his son came in, he started to pour their drinks. Times, Sunday Times Some places which serve the drink add in chewy flavoured jelly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The only dark faces you see at industry events are usually serving the drinks. Times, Sunday Times Even if you survive, there's still a chance you can get picked as a travelling reserve, the rugby equivalent of serving the drinks. Times,Sunday Times Honesty bars are convenient, since a guest can make or serve a drink at any time, keeping a tab for himself or herself for the length of the stay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He served the drinks, checked you in, never went to bed and was always smiling the smile of a truly content man. Times, Sunday Times They might also take a long time to sip a drink, requiring assistance and patience from staff. Times, Sunday Times And soon it will be warm enough to sip a drink in the garden: the best way of savouring the habitat. Times, Sunday Times Sit at a table, sip your drink and be entertained by a non-stop stream of street performers. The Sun Balls turned up at the restaurant, said hello, sipped a drink and made his apologies. Times, Sunday Times We'd gone to learn about gang culture and were standing there sipping a drink while this body was being zipped into a body bag. The Sun I just worry that it's going to make it harder to really have a go at someone when they spill their drink on me. Times, Sunday Times The guidelines advise officers to watch out for customers who bump into furniture, sway, or spill their drink. Times, Sunday Times Actually, he bumped into me (it was a crowded place), causing me to spill my drink; but he didn't notice, let alone apologise. Times, Sunday Times And if they spill a drink at the local shopping centre, half a dozen employees come along to put up signs saying the floor may be slippery. The Sun He was so nervous that he spilt his drink. Times, Sunday Times Shaggy says we could do with a stiff drink. Times, Sunday Times In the old days he used to relieve the tension after filming was finished with a stiff drink. The Sun Any reader of this biography deserves a stiff drink. Times, Sunday Times So pad up with a stiff drink and give the grey matter a battering with this little lot ... The Sun I had to ask halfway through if someone could bring a stiff drink to me on stage. The Sun Low blood sugar can be another issue, so limit sessions to about half an hour and have chocolate or a sugary drink to hand. Times, Sunday Times Researchers said replacing a sugary drink for water, or unsweetened tea or coffee, reduces the chances by between 14 and 25 per cent. The Sun In one, they had a normal night's sleep and had a sugary drink when they woke up. Times,Sunday Times A typical sugary drink contains between six and 15 teaspoons of sugar, with one teaspoon containing 16 calories. Times, Sunday Times In the second, they were woken hourly and had to answer questions to keep them awake for five minutes each time, before being given the sugary drink in the morning. Times,Sunday Times He looks like a waiter bearing a tray of drinks just before he falls flat on his face. Times, Sunday Times He flouted the smoking ban throughout and had a big tray of drinks on hand. The Sun The waiter approached our table with a tray of drinks. Times, Sunday Times A tray of drinks appeared, and they discussed the interviews. Times, Sunday Times She promptly threw the tray of drinks in our faces, and our friendship quickly deteriorated. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 饮料, 饮用 Japanese: 飲み物, 飲む |
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