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单词 brandy
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Definition of brandy in English:

brandy

nounPlural brandies ˈbrandiˈbrændi
mass noun
  • A strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

    a bottle of brandy
    apricot brandy
    count noun four large brandies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Add the cider, wine and brandy with the raspberries and thinly sliced bananas and serve.
    • Serve it at the end of a special meal instead of brandy or grappa.
    • In a hotel lobby at Marble Arch, I drank brandy with Brandy and she gave me advice
    • He sat down in the chair before his table, which was covered in maps and a bottle of brandy.
    • The assortments were soaked in brandy, whisky and rum to give it the real taste.
    • Today the West leads the nation in producing flavorful and innovative fruit brandies, liqueurs, and fortified wines.
    • Alcohol, usually brandy, is sometimes mixed into the batter for rich fruit cakes before baking.
    • At the drinks cabinet a beaming middle aged man and his wife are handing out viciously strong plum brandy.
    • He spent the next dozen years making records and playing concerts in an alcoholic haze, drinking a bottle of brandy a day.
    • For after your meal, Palinka is a common apricot brandy with more spirit than fruit, but one won't kill you.
    • Only church wine was produced but Schreiner soon included other wines and brandy.
    • The awards went to the best Bulgarian wines, brandies and wine brandies.
    • Some are branching out from eaux-de-vie and cognac-style brandies into the far larger market for vodka and whiskey.
    • La Mare Vineyard is the island's only vineyard, and it does a wide range of wine and apple brandy.
    • When he was questioned he said he had consumed a bottle of brandy and a bottle of wine.
    • Whisky, brandy and dark rum producers are now compelled to fight hard for their share of the market.
    • Not a few footballers had the same idea, consuming a large whisky or brandy to give themselves a jag for the game.
    • And unlike its cheap, nasty brandy competitors, cognac does have a reputation to keep up.
    • A day in advance, put the citrus zests, juice, sherry and brandy in a bowl to soak.
    • Armenia's wine industry specializes in the production of strong wines and brandy.
    Synonyms
    strong liquor, liquor, strong drink

Origin

Mid 17th century: from earlier brandwine, brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn, from branden 'burn, distil' + wijn 'wine'.

Rhymes

Andy, bandy, candy, dandy, Gandhi, glissandi, handy, jim-dandy, Kandy, Mandy, modus operandi, Nandi, randy, Río Grande, sandhi, sandy, sforzandi, shandy
 
 

Definition of brandy in US English:

brandy

nounˈbrandēˈbrændi
  • A strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

    a bottle of brandy
    apricot brandy
    count noun four large brandies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He sat down in the chair before his table, which was covered in maps and a bottle of brandy.
    • Armenia's wine industry specializes in the production of strong wines and brandy.
    • A day in advance, put the citrus zests, juice, sherry and brandy in a bowl to soak.
    • At the drinks cabinet a beaming middle aged man and his wife are handing out viciously strong plum brandy.
    • And unlike its cheap, nasty brandy competitors, cognac does have a reputation to keep up.
    • The assortments were soaked in brandy, whisky and rum to give it the real taste.
    • When he was questioned he said he had consumed a bottle of brandy and a bottle of wine.
    • Today the West leads the nation in producing flavorful and innovative fruit brandies, liqueurs, and fortified wines.
    • Serve it at the end of a special meal instead of brandy or grappa.
    • Add the cider, wine and brandy with the raspberries and thinly sliced bananas and serve.
    • Not a few footballers had the same idea, consuming a large whisky or brandy to give themselves a jag for the game.
    • Only church wine was produced but Schreiner soon included other wines and brandy.
    • Whisky, brandy and dark rum producers are now compelled to fight hard for their share of the market.
    • In a hotel lobby at Marble Arch, I drank brandy with Brandy and she gave me advice
    • Some are branching out from eaux-de-vie and cognac-style brandies into the far larger market for vodka and whiskey.
    • Alcohol, usually brandy, is sometimes mixed into the batter for rich fruit cakes before baking.
    • For after your meal, Palinka is a common apricot brandy with more spirit than fruit, but one won't kill you.
    • La Mare Vineyard is the island's only vineyard, and it does a wide range of wine and apple brandy.
    • He spent the next dozen years making records and playing concerts in an alcoholic haze, drinking a bottle of brandy a day.
    • The awards went to the best Bulgarian wines, brandies and wine brandies.
    Synonyms
    strong liquor, liquor, strong drink

Origin

Mid 17th century: from earlier brandwine, brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn, from branden ‘burn, distill’ + wijn ‘wine’.

 
 
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