释义
[ lik -er or, for 3 , lik -wawr ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈlɪk ər or, for 3 , ˈlɪk wɔr / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables.
Pharmacology . solution (def. 6).
a solution of a substance, especially a concentrated one used in the industrial arts.
verb (used with object) Informal . to furnish or ply with liquor to drink (often followed by up ).
verb (used without object) Informal . to drink large quantities of liquor (often followed by up ).
Origin of liquor 1175–1225; <Latin: a liquid, originally liquidity (
liqu (
ēre ) to be liquid +
-or -or
1 ); replacing Middle English
lic (
o )
ur <Old French (French
liqueur ) <Latin
liquōrem, accusative of
liquor SYNONYMS FOR liquor SEE SYNONYMS FOR liquor ON THESAURUS.COM
OTHER WORDS FROM liquor liq·uor·y, adjective an·ti·liq·uor, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH liquor liqueur, liquor Words nearby liquor liquid protein, liquid storax, liquidus, liquid x, liquify, liquor , liquorice, liquorice allsorts, liquorish, liquor store, liquor up
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Example sentences from the Web for liquor Stitzel recently identified concentrations of organic compounds in cocoa liquor from Vietnam, Indonesia, Honduras, Ecuador and Mexico.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans| September 10, 2020| Science News
In unpublished work, she was able to use an elemental analysis to accurately link cocoa liquor to its country of origin about 97 percent of the time.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans| September 10, 2020| Science News
Stitzel works with samples of cocoa liquor — cocoa beans that have been fermented, dried, roasted and ground into a paste — from across the globe.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans| September 10, 2020| Science News
The next day, Illinois allowed bars and restaurants to start selling unopened bottles of beer, wine and liquor , but mixed drinks were excluded.
Number of states allowing to-go cocktails has surged from 2 to 33 during coronavirus | Lee Clifford| August 24, 2020| Fortune
The tariffs make importing these liquor s more expensive, reducing demand.
Covid-19 and a trade war are a deadly mix for US liquor imports | Dan Kopf| August 21, 2020| Quartz
The possibilities seem endless: Who needs a trip to the liquor store when the toddler can turn water into wine, amirite?
Was Baby Jesus A Holy Terror? | Candida Moss| December 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Perhaps the most Jewish part of the 6th Annual Latke Festival was that the food went way faster than the liquor .
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed | Emily Shire| December 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
His court-appointed lawyer was drinking a quart of liquor per day.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto| December 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The theft, which was over in less than a minute, took place in a North London liquor store.
Thief Hypnotizes Shopkeeper, Then Robs Him | Nico Hines| December 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Bodega Mi Amiga sells every kind of liquor you can imagine, or that is legally allowed to be imported into Panama.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna| November 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It's a shame to see a minister of the Gospel drowning his grief in liquor .
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant | Alexander Johnstone Wilson
On wringing out of the second liquor , immediately plunge each piece into cold spring water for rinsing.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha Hale
For in many places the well-salted and carawayed ἐπίπαστα forms a standing accompaniment to the liquor .
Odd Bits of History | Henry W. Wolff
She owned she had got no good by the company or the liquor at Mrs. Sponge's.
The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales | Hannah More
Instead of calling the waiter, Mr Sloper went himself to the bar to fetch the liquor .
Blue Lights | R.M. Ballantyne
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British Dictionary definitions for liquor noun any alcoholic drink, esp spirits, or such drinks collectively
any liquid substance, esp that in which food has been cooked
pharmacol a solution of a pure substance in water
brewing warm water added to malt to form wort
in liquor drunk; intoxicated
verb brewing to steep (malt) in warm water to form wort; mash
Word Origin for liquor C13: via Old French from Latin, from liquēre to be liquid
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Words related to liquor whiskey, booze, alcohol, drinkable, solvent, spirits, liquid, extract, broth, elixir, moonshine, fluid, poison, infusion, intoxicant, potable, sauce, stock, firewater, decoction
Medical definitions for liquor n. An aqueous solution, especially of a medicinal substance.
An alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than by fermentation.
In anatomical nomenclature, a term for any of several body fluids.
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