Cocktail Mixture Fruit Alcoholic Drink Lethal ˈkɒkteɪl Noun
A 'cocktail' is primarily defined as a mixed alcoholic drink. It can also refer to a mixture of different ingredients, especially those that don't typically go well together, or specific food dishes like prawn cocktail or fruit cocktail.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]鸡尾酒 A cocktail is an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients.
On arrival, guests are offered wine or a champagne cocktail...
每位宾客一到场都会有人送上葡萄酒或香槟鸡尾酒。
...an expert at mixing cocktails.
擅长调鸡尾酒的人
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指不宜搭配在一起的材料构成的)合成物,混合物 A cocktail is a mixture of a number of different things, especially ones that do not go together well.
[oft N of n]
The court was told she had taken a cocktail of drugs and alcohol...
有人在法庭上指称她把毒品和烈酒混在一起喝下去了。
Children and guns are a potentially lethal cocktail.
让儿童接触枪支可能会有致命的危险。
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See also:
fruit cocktail
;
prawn cocktail
;
Molotov cocktail
;
Oxford
cock·tail/ˈkɒkteɪl; NAmEˈkɑːkteɪl/noun1[countable ]a drink usually made from a mixture of one or more spirits(= strong alcoholic drinks) and fruit juice. It can also be made without alcohol. 鸡尾酒◆a cocktail bar/cabinet/lounge鸡尾酒酒吧╱陈列柜╱酒吧间2[countable , uncountable ]a dish of small pieces of food, usually served cold 凉菜;冷盘◆a prawn/shrimp cocktail大虾╱小虾冷盘◆fruit cocktail什锦水果丁3[countable ]a mixture of different substances, usually ones that do not mix together well (常指掺合不太相容的)混合物◆a lethal cocktail of drugs致命的混合药物☞see also
1cocktail (1)an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks2seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail small pieces of fish,prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal3fruit cocktail a mixture of small pieces of fruit4a mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or excitingcocktail of a lethal cocktail of painkillers and whisky The book contains a powerful cocktail of romance, family crises, and big business. →
Molotov cocktail
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鸡尾酒(91%),鸡尾酒的(4%),混合物(4%),开胃品(1%)
n.鸡尾酒;开胃食品
n.混合物
adj.鸡尾酒的
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