单词 | alcoholic liquor |
释义 | > as lemmasalcoholic liquor a. Of a liquid, esp. a drink: containing alcohol (ethanol), and so potentially intoxicating. Frequently in alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, alcoholic liquor. Cf. non-alcoholic adj. 1. ΚΠ 1823 Amer. Med. Recorder 6 411 The abuse of alcoholic drinks also exposes to much danger. 1844 Punch 13 Jan. 27 Pipes and alcoholic liquors are superseded by matrimony. 1878 J. J. Young Ceramic Art 170 Saki, or Sake, is the chief alcoholic drink of Japan, and is made from rice. 1917 Los Angeles Times 22 Apr. iii. 22 ‘Blackleg’ is strong drink, not alcoholic, however, simply the powerful black coffee served in the army. 1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. iv. 162 The earliest attempts at a Yogic technique known to us seem to have been associated with the use of the alcoholic drink Soma. 1960 S. Unwin Truth about Publisher i. iii. 36 From that moment nothing alcoholic was kept in the house. 2008 Ecologist July 57/2 The flavour is rich enough to use as a mixer in alcoholic drinks. < as lemmas |
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