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单词 high-proof
释义

high-proof

[ hahy-proof ]
/ ˈhaɪˈpruf /

adjective

containing a high percentage of alcohol: high-proof spirits.

Words nearby high-proof

high-priced, high priest, high priestess, high priesthood, high profile, high-proof, high-quality, high relief, High Renaissance, high-res, high-resolution
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Example sentences from the Web for high-proof

  • It turned out that my water was high-proof gin; yet this draught had no more effect on me than if it had been so much cold water.

    Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
  • Nitric acid will detect if there is cobalt in the lead, by adding to the acid half the quantity of high-proof alcohol.

    Reminiscences of Glass-making|Deming Jarves
  • To prevent fermentation, stir in a teacupful of high-proof California brandy.

    Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book|H. J. Clayton
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