quaff
GRE畅通词汇
英 [kwɒf; kwɑːf]
美[kwæf]
释义
vt. 大口地喝，痛饮
vi. 狂饮，痛饮
词态变化
第三人称单数: quaffs;过去式: quaffed;过去分词: quaffed;现在分词: quaffing;
近义词
助记提示
1. 谐音“夸父”，夸父追日，导致渴极痛饮。
2. 夸父狂饮水，或马喝水的声音，贬义。
中文词源
英文词源
- quaff (v.)
- 1510s (implied in quaffer), perhaps imitative, or perhaps from Low German quassen "to overindulge (in food and drink)," with -ss- misread as -ff-. Related: Quaffed; quaffing. The noun is attested by 1570s, from the verb.
双语例句
- 1. I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
- 我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.
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- 2. His quaff , did a cup again then.
- 他一饮而尽, 接着又干了一杯.
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英英释意
实用场景例句
- He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time.
- 他年轻时曾经开怀畅饮过不少香槟美酒。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
- 我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.
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- His quaff , did a cup again then.
- 他一饮而尽, 接着又干了一杯.
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