英语词汇“to take one's drink”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

l. to take one's drink and variants: (with can or be able) to consume (a large amount of) alcohol without becoming excessively drunk, or without suffering a hangover or other ill effects. Chiefly in negative constructions.

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1887 Med. Temperance Jrnl. Oct. 40/2 A Scotch judge, who made it a point to observe the personal habits and qualities of rising advocates, used to say of some of them—‘A good young fellow, but he'll no do much; he can't take his drink.’

1912 N. Melbourne Courier 17 May 2/3 Many of the young fellows..take more than is good for them. There is still the ancient idea about that a soldier..should be able to ‘take his grog’.

1965 Times 28 Jan. 8/7 It is an embarrassment..to admit that one cannot take one's drink.

1968 K. Roberts Pavane 36 He lay back again with a grunt, feeling drunk but queerly wide awake. He couldn't take his beer any more; he'd had the horrors.

1995 S. Beckett Animals xxiii. 167 ‘Who can't take her ale then?’.. ‘Oh shut up and leave her alone. We all know you can drink like a fish.’

2008 J. Jauncey Reckoning 61 He was right out of order. Can't take his drink, can you, Sean? Says things he shouldn't.

单词	to take one's drink
释义	> as lemmas to take one's drink l. to take one's drink and variants: (with can or be able) to consume (a large amount of) alcohol without becoming excessively drunk, or without suffering a hangover or other ill effects. Chiefly in negative constructions. ΚΠ 1887 Med. Temperance Jrnl. Oct. 40/2 A Scotch judge, who made it a point to observe the personal habits and qualities of rising advocates, used to say of some of them—‘A good young fellow, but he'll no do much; he can't take his drink.’ 1912 N. Melbourne Courier 17 May 2/3 Many of the young fellows..take more than is good for them. There is still the ancient idea about that a soldier..should be able to ‘take his grog’. 1965 Times 28 Jan. 8/7 It is an embarrassment..to admit that one cannot take one's drink. 1968 K. Roberts Pavane 36 He lay back again with a grunt, feeling drunk but queerly wide awake. He couldn't take his beer any more; he'd had the horrors. 1995 S. Beckett Animals xxiii. 167 ‘Who can't take her ale then?’.. ‘Oh shut up and leave her alone. We all know you can drink like a fish.’ 2008 J. Jauncey Reckoning 61 He was right out of order. Can't take his drink, can you, Sean? Says things he shouldn't. extracted from takev. < as lemmas
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