- [countable, uncountable]
a liquid for drinking; an amount of a liquid that you drink 饮料；一杯，一份，一口（饮料） Can I have a drink? 给我来一杯饮料好吗？ Do you want a drink? 你想来一杯吗？ a hot/cold drink 一杯热饮/冷饮 Passengers were left without food and drink for hours. 乘客们几个小时没吃没喝。 There are snacks and fizzy drinks in the kitchen. 厨房里有小吃和碳酸饮料。 We were offered free drinks to make up for the wait. 为了弥补等待，我们得到了免费的饮料。 - drink of something
a drink of water 一杯水 - drink from something
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. 她喝了一口饮料，然后放下杯子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksa1She had a hot drink and went to bed. 她喝了热饮之后就睡觉了。 I could do with a nice cool drink. 给我一杯冷饮就好了。 Plastic drink bottles can be recycled. 塑料饮料瓶可以回收利用。 I'll just drink my drink then we can go. 我喝完饮料咱们就走。 I'll have a drink of milk, please. 请给我一杯牛奶。 Do you want ice in your drink? 你的饮料要加冰吗 ? She took a long drink of cold water. 她喝了一大杯凉水。 She went around refilling everyone's drinks. 她走了一圈儿，重新给每个人斟满。 Some idiot spilled my drink. 有个白痴弄洒了我的酒。 Food and drinks will be available. 将提供食物和饮料。 I felt better after having a drink of water. 喝了一杯水之后我感觉好多了。 Try to cut down on sweets and sugary drinks. 尽量少吃甜食和含糖饮料。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- cool
- iced
- …
- round
- consume
- drink
- have
- …
- drinks party
- drinks cabinet
- problem
- …
- in a/the drink
- drink of
- food and drink
- food and drinks
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alcohol or an alcoholic drink; something that you drink on a social occasion 酒；酒精饮料 - for a drink
They went for a drink together. 他们一起去喝了一杯。 Are you coming for a drink with us after work? 下班后你要和我们一起去喝一杯吗？ There were free drinks at the bar for everyone. 酒吧为每个人提供免费饮料。 The drinks are on me (= I'll pay for them). 酒钱由我付。 I need a stiff drink (= a very strong drink). 我要一杯烈酒。 her battle with drink and drugs 她与酗酒和吸毒的斗争 - (British English)
He's got a drink problem. 他有贪杯的毛病。 - (North American English)
He has a drinking problem. 他有贪杯的毛病。 - (British English)
They came home the worse for drink (= drunk). 他们喝得酩酊大醉地回到家里。 She took to drink (= often drank too much alcohol) after her marriage broke up. 婚姻破裂后，她染上了酗酒的恶习。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesa2, Drinksa2Can I buy you a drink? 我给你买一杯饮料好吗 ? She bought another round of drinks. 她又买了一巡酒给大家喝。 He downed his drink. 他端起酒杯一饮而尽。 Would you like to go for a drink later? 你过会儿想去喝一杯吗？ Let's go grab a drink. 咱们去喝一杯吧。 They invited us for pre-dinner drinks. 他们邀请我们餐前小酌。 You will be offered a welcome drink on arrival at the hotel. 入住后酒店会送上迎宾酒水。 They sat in silence, sipping their drinks. 他们静静地坐着，喝着饮料。 The robbers spiked his drink before taking his wallet and passport. 劫匪在他的饮料里加了烈酒，然后才拿走他的钱包和护照。 He knocked back his drink in one go and ordered another one. 他一口喝完饮料，接着又要了一杯。 He taught her how to mix drinks. 他教她如何调制饮料。 You should stay away from the drink. 你应该远离饮料。 She took a bottle from the drinks cabinet. 她从饮料橱柜里拿出一瓶饮料来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- cool
- iced
- …
- round
- consume
- drink
- have
- …
- drinks party
- drinks cabinet
- problem
- …
- in a/the drink
- drink of
- food and drink
- food and drinks
- for a drink
- drinks[plural]
a social occasion where you have alcoholic drinks 酒宴；酒会
Word OriginOld English drincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.
Idioms
the demon drink
- (British English, humorous)
alcoholic drink 含酒精饮料
drive somebody to 'drink
to make somebody so worried, annoyed or upset that they lose control of their behaviour, especially by drinking too much alcohol 饮酒： 使某人如此担心，恼火或沮丧，以致无法控制自己的行为，尤其是饮酒过多The stress drove her to drink and put a strain on her marriage. 压力驱使她喝酒，给她的婚姻带来压力。 - (humorous)
Dragging kids through airports is enough to drive you to drink. 拖着孩子穿过机场就足够让你喝酒了。
meat and drink to somebody (British English)
something that somebody enjoys very much 让某人非常开心的事 This degree of chaos is meat and drink to Guy. 这种程度的混乱对盖伊来说是小菜一碟。
something that is a normal thing to deal with for somebody 喝；饮 This kind of research task is meat and drink to these students. 这种研究任务对这些学生来说是小菜一碟。