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单词 teetotaller
释义
teetotallertee‧to‧tal‧ler British English, teetotaler American English /tiːˈtəʊtə $ -ˈtoʊtələr/ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He's recently become a strict teetotaller.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A non-smoker and a teetotaller, Taylor was stockily built and of fair complexion.
  • But he was a confirmed teetotaller.
  • Derek, as a teenager, was athletic, a non-smoker and a teetotaller.
  • He's not a teetotaller, he says.
  • He certainly enjoyed perfect health, helped, he claimed, by being a teetotaller and in later life a vegetarian.
  • His entertainment featured abundant wine and cigars, though he himself was a non-smoking teetotaller.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who never drinks alcohol
· I'll have orange juice please. I don't drink.· Ben is the only one of my friends who doesn't drink.
British /teetotaler American someone who never drinks anything containing alcohol, often for religious or moral reasons: · He's recently become a strict teetotaller.· We're not teetotalers, but we recommend sensible drinking limits.
to not drink even a little of anything alcoholic, usually because you have decided to stop drinking alcohol: · I used to drink a bottle of whisky a week but I never touch it these days.not touch a drop: · "Rick hasn't touched a drop in years," said Mrs Marsden proudly.
someone who never drinks alcohol
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