单词 | cocktail |
释义 | cocktail n.   1. a usu. alcoholic drink made by mixing various spirits, fruit juices, etc.   2. a dish of mixed ingredients (fruit cocktail; shellfish cocktail).   3. any hybrid mixture. Phrases and idioms cocktail dress a usu. short evening dress suitable for wearing at a drinks party. cocktail stick a small pointed stick for serving an olive, cherry, small sausage, etc. Etymology: orig. unkn.: cf. earlier sense 'docked horse' f. COCK(1): the connection is unclear |
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