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BNC: 2654 COCA: 2191

alcohol

alcohol /ˈælkəˌhɑːl/ noun
plural alcohols
alcohol
/ˈælkəˌhɑːl/
noun
plural alcohols
Learner's definition of ALCOHOL
: a clear liquid that has a strong smell, that is used in some medicines and other products, and that is the substance in liquors (such as beer, wine, or whiskey) that can make a person drunk酒精
[noncount]
[count]
see also rubbing alcohol
[noncount] : drinks containing alcohol含酒精饮料;酒
BNC: 2654 COCA: 2191

alcohol

noun

al·​co·​hol ˈal-kə-ˌhȯl How to pronounce alcohol (audio)
1
a
: ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
b
: drink (such as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol
c
: a mixture of ethanol and water that is usually 95 percent ethanol
2
: any of a class of organic (see organic entry 1 sense 1b(2)) compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons

Example Sentences

cough medicine that contains alcohol drinks that are high in alcohol There was a high level of alcohol in his blood at the time of the accident. a mixture of different alcohols The restaurant had a license to serve alcohol.
Recent Examples on the Web Moller's blood-alcohol content was 0.12, above the legal limit of 0.08. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022 Reid had a blood-alcohol level of 0.113 two hours after the crash, police said. CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Reid, who was also injured in the crash, had a blood alcohol content of 0.113 and was driving 84 miles an hour at the time of the incident, according to court documents. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2022 Statistics get flipped around to minimize the dangers of intoxicated driving: if 30 percent of traffic crash fatalities involve motorists with a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher, that means the other 70 percent are caused by sober drivers. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 At the trial, jurors were told that tests showed Mr. Hazelwood’s blood alcohol level was below the Alaska legal limit for piloting a vessel about 10 hours after the grounding. Brian Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 Officers suspected possible impairment and the driver wound up registering over the legal limit of .08 blood-alcohol content (BAC) on a Breathalyzer. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The length of fermentation can impart a slightly higher alcohol content to the drink, but left too long and the ferment will enter into vinegar territory. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 Gould noted that Grossman’s blood alcohol level was 0.08%, the legal limit for intoxication in California. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, powdered antimony, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al-kuḥul the powdered antimony, from kuḥl kohl

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of alcohol was in 1672
BNC: 2654 COCA: 2191
alcohol

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF ALCOHOL | VERB + ALCOHOL | ALCOHOL + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEexcess, excessive過量的酒the dangers of excessive alcohol過量飲酒的危險pure純酒精Is it possible for cars to run on pure alcohol?汽車能以純酒精為燃料行駛嗎?strong (NAmE) 烈性酒grain (NAmE) 穀物釀造的酒rubbing (NAmE) 醫用酒精... OF ALCOHOLdrop一滴酒unit (especially BrE) 一個單位的酒You need to be careful how many units of alcohol you drink in a week.你需要注意你一個星期喝多少酒。bottle, glass一瓶酒;一杯酒level酒精含量The driver had more than the permitted level of alcohol in his blood.這位司機血液中的酒精含量超標。VERB + ALCOHOLconsume, drink喝酒;飲酒avoid, not touch, stay away from, stay off不喝酒;不沾酒;不飲酒I haven't touched a drop of alcohol for three weeks.我已經 3 個星期沒沾一滴酒了。abuse (formal) 酗酒Most drinkers do not abuse alcohol at all.大多數飲酒者並不酗酒。serve供應酒ALCOHOL + NOUNcontent, level酒精含量/濃度It can take a long time for blood alcohol levels to fall.血液中的酒精濃度需要很長時間才能降下來。consumption, intake, use飲酒;喝酒abuse, addiction, dependence, misuse酗酒;嗜酒;酒精依賴;酒精的濫用problem酗酒問題People can find it hard to admit they have an alcohol problem.人們會發現承認自己存在酗酒問題很難。prohibition禁酒PHRASESunder the influence of alcohol在酒精的影響下He had been driving while under the influence of alcohol.他一直在酒後駕車。

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