cocktail

英 [ˈkɒkteɪl]

美 [ˈkɑːkteɪl]

n.  鸡尾酒; 凉菜; 冷盘; (常指掺合不太相容的)混合物

复数：cocktails　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6452 / COCA.5220

牛津词典

noun

• 鸡尾酒
  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.
  1. a cocktail bar/cabinet/lounge
     鸡尾酒酒吧 / 陈列柜 / 酒吧间
• 凉菜；冷盘
  a dish of small pieces of food, usually served cold
  1. a prawn/shrimp cocktail
     大虾 / 小虾冷盘
  2. fruit cocktail
     什锦水果丁
• （常指掺合不太相容的）混合物
  a mixture of different substances, usually ones that do not mix together well
  1. a lethal cocktail of drugs
     致命的混合药物

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鸡尾酒
  Acocktailis an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients.
  1. 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。
  2. ...an expert at mixing cocktails.
     擅长调鸡尾酒的人
• N-COUNT (尤指不宜搭配在一起的材料构成的)合成物，混合物
  Acocktailis a mixture of a number of different things, especially ones that do not go together well.
  1. 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。
  2. Children and guns are a potentially lethal cocktail.
     让儿童接触枪支可能会有致命的危险。
• See also:fruit cocktailprawn cocktailMolotov cocktail

英英释义

noun

• an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
• a short mixed drink

双语例句

• Do you join me in a cocktail party tonight?
  想和我一起参加今晚的鸡尾酒会吗？
• This food is one kind of cocktail.
  这种食品是一种开胃食品。
• If maybe you wanted to have a cocktail with us.
  你是否想和我们喝杯鸡尾酒。
• At his side stood his wife Olivia, dark-haired and exquisite, in a white cocktail dress.
  他的妻子奥利维娅站在他身边，一头黑发，穿着白色礼服，显得十分优雅。
• What is in this cocktail?
  这种鸡尾酒中有什么？
• 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。
• Would you have a highBall or cocktail? wine mixed with a sparkling water.
  你是要苏打水威士忌还是鸡尾酒？由苏打水和酒混合而成的酒精饮料。
• She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances.
  她对一日三餐、亲戚可能来的星期日聚餐和熟人鸡尾酒会做了区分。
• Come for cocktail and buffet next sunday.
  下星期天请来喝鸡尾酒吃自助餐。
• I know, everyone wanted totalk to me at cocktail parties.
  我知道在鸡尾酒舞会上每个人都想和我说话。