drinks; drank /ˈdræŋk/ ; drunk /ˈdrʌŋk/ ; drinking drinks; drank /ˈdræŋk/ ; drunk /ˈdrʌŋk/ ; drinking Learner's definition of DRINK
1
: to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it喝;饮 [no object]
[+ object]
2
a [no object] : to drink alcohol喝酒 -
She drank too much last night and woke up sick this morning.她昨晚喝得太多了,早晨醒来就吐了。
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I don't drink. [=I never drink alcohol]我不喝酒。
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It's not safe to drink and drive.酒后驾车危险。
◊ Someone who drinks like a fish regularly drinks too much alcohol.酗酒;(习惯性)饮酒过度
b [+ object] : to put (yourself) into a specified state by drinking alcohol喝成…样子 — see also drink someone under the table at 1table
drink in
[phrasal verb] drink in (something) or drink (something) in
: to stop and look at or listen to something in order to enjoy it fully饱览;欣赏
drink to
[phrasal verb] drink to (someone or something)
: to speak words that honor or express good wishes for (someone or something) and then take a drink : to make a toast to (someone)为…干杯;举杯祝贺 ◊ I'll drink to that! means that you agree completely with something that someone has said.我完全赞同!
drink up
[phrasal verb] drink up or drink up (something) or drink (something) up
: to drink all of (something)喝光
— drinking
noun [noncount] —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
a drinking buddy/partner酒友/伴
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(US) She has a drinking problem. [=(Brit) drink problem; she regularly drinks too much alcohol]她有酗酒的毛病。
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The drinking age [=the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol] in the U.S. is 21.在美国法定饮酒年龄是21岁。
2 drink /ˈdrɪŋk/ noun
plural drinks
plural drinks
Learner's definition of DRINK
2
a [count] : an alcoholic beverage酒;含酒精的饮料 -
They went to the bar for a few drinks.他们去酒吧喝了几杯。
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Can I get you another drink?我再给你要杯酒吧。
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He poured himself a stiff drink. [=a strong alcoholic drink]他给自己倒了一杯烈性酒。
b [noncount] : the habit or practice of drinking a lot of alcohol大量饮酒;酗酒 -
It was during this period that she took to drink. [=began drinking lots of alcohol]她就是在那个时期开始酗酒的。
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The stress of the job drove him to drink. [=caused him to drink lots of alcohol]工作的压力使他酗起酒来。
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(Brit) She has a drink problem. [=(US) drinking problem; she regularly drinks too much alcohol]她有酗酒的毛病。
— see also demon drink, mixed drink 3
[singular] : an act of drinking喝 4
[count] : an amount of liquid for drinking一定的饮用量
the drink
old-fashioned
: an area of water (such as a lake or pond)一片水域(如湖或池塘)