释义
[ hwis -kee, wis - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural whis·keys. an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.
a drink of whiskey.
a word used in communications to represent the letter W.
adjective made of, relating to, or resembling whiskey.
Origin of whiskey 1705–15; short for whiskybae <Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha, ultimately translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae literally, water of life; cf. usquebaugh
Words nearby whiskey whisk, whisk broom, whisker, whiskered, whiskery, whiskey , whiskey jack, Whiskey Rebellion, whiskey sour, whisky, whisky-jack
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Example sentences from the Web for whiskey His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence | Bill Schulz| December 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
For Nick Offerman, of Parks and Recreation, the one is a thing: whiskey .
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It seems like everyone wants to own Pappy Van Winkle whiskey …but is it worth it?
The Cult of Pappy van Winkle | Eric Felten| December 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But there is no shortage of great American whiskey on the market.
The Cult of Pappy van Winkle | Eric Felten| December 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
As Peled puts it, “The whiskey bottle is still on the table and people are drunk.”
Dutch Try to Save Santa’s Slave | Nadette De Visser| December 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
A request for whiskey addressed to a car containing a dozen men accustomed to wrest metals from the earth was not in vain.
The Penalty | Gouverneur Morris
But for that gentle persuader they must have tossed, unsoothed, the night through; for the whiskey was for me.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Whiskey made the long knives so foolish that when they looked at one of our braves they saw ten.
"Well, that calls for celebration," said Mickey, as she drank her whiskey .
It has been a public joke for years past that no one can answer the question, What is whiskey ?
Parenthood and Race Culture | Caleb Williams Saleeby
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British Dictionary definitions for whiskey (1 of 2) noun the usual Irish and US spelling of whisky
British Dictionary definitions for whiskey (2 of 2) noun communications a code word for the letter w
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Words related to whiskey drink, alcohol, liquor, spirits, distillery, bourbon, moonshine, distiller, rotgut, corn, rye, poteen, moonshiner, hooch, distill, mountain dew, white lightning, spiritus frumenti, usquebaugh