
drinks
词源
源自古英语'drincan',意为'吞咽液体',与德语'trinken'同源。
noun
❶ 指各种可以饮用的液体,包括水、果汁、茶、咖啡、酒精饮料等。通常用于日常对话中表示喝的东西。
“I bought some drinks for the party.”
(我为派对买了一些饮料。)
“She prefers cold drinks in summer.”
(夏天她更喜欢冷饮。)
❶ 特指含酒精的饮料,常用于社交场合或聚会中。
“They went out for drinks after work.”
(他们下班后出去喝酒。)
“She doesn't like strong drinks.”
(她不喜欢烈酒。)
verb
❶ 喝的动作,指将液体摄入体内。可以用于各种液体,包括水、酒等。
“She drinks coffee every morning.”
(她每天早上都喝咖啡。)
“He drinks too much soda.”
(他喝了太多汽水。)
❶ 特指饮用含酒精饮料,常用于描述饮酒的习惯或行为。
“He doesn't drink alcohol at all.”
(他完全不喝酒。)
“She drinks wine with dinner.”
(她晚餐时喝葡萄酒。)
常见短语
soft drinks — 指不含酒精的饮料,如汽水、果汁等,区别于含酒精的饮品。
“The children were served soft drinks at the party.”
(派对上给孩子们提供了软饮料。)
drink up — 鼓励或要求某人喝完他们的饮料,常用于非正式场合。
“Drink up, we need to leave soon.”
(快喝完,我们得马上走了。)
have a drink — 表示要喝点什么,通常指社交场合中的饮酒,但也可以泛指任何饮料。
“Let's have a drink after work.”
(下班后我们去喝一杯吧。)