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an alcoholic drink made from malt with hops added to give it taste. There are many types of beer. 啤酒 a pint/can/bottle of beer 一品脱/罐/瓶啤酒 a barrel/glass of beer 一桶/一杯啤酒 beers brewed in Germany 德国酿造的啤酒 a beer glass/bottle/can 啤酒杯/瓶/罐 Are you a beer drinker? 你经常喝啤酒吗？ The bar has some great beers on tap. 酒吧里有一些上好的现成啤酒。
Culture beerbeerIn Britain, beer is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks which is drunk in pubs. Many people drink bitter, a brown-coloured beer. It is sold on draught, if it is drawn for each customer from a large container, usually a keg or barrel, or bottled, if it has been put in small bottles at a factory. Bitter is usually drunk at room temperature. Lager, which is yellow in colour, has more gas in it and is usually drunk cold. Many pubs sell a selection of lagers, from places such as France, Germany or Australia. Stout is a strong, dark brown beer which forms a thick white froth, or head, on top when poured into a glass. Mild is a sweeter, darker form of bitter but is less popular. Shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade or ginger beer. Draught beer or lager is sold in pints or half-pints. Some people drink low-alcohol beers and lagers in order to reduce the risk of drink-driving (= driving a car while under the influence of alcohol), which is against the law. Many people like to drink real ale, beer that is made and stored in the traditional way, often made by smaller breweries (= companies that make beer). The interests of real-ale drinkers are defended by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, which publishes a list of real-ale pubs and campaigns to prevent small breweries closing.The US beer-making industry was begun by Germans who moved to the US, and so the typical US beer has always been like German beer, light in colour, similar to what the British call lager, although Americans do not use that word. Until the beginning of the 20th century there were many small, family-run breweries in the US, but then Prohibition came into effect and it became illegal to sell alcohol. By the time Prohibition was cancelled, most of the small breweries had gone out of business. Today, most beer is produced by a few large breweries, all of whom make similar products. However, Americans have begun to appreciate different sorts of beer, and many microbreweries have opened, as they also have in Britain. These brew and serve high-quality beer made in traditional ways. This movement has even led some of the large breweries to return to traditional methods and materials. People drink beer after playing sports or while watching them, but wine is considered more appropriate to drink with a meal.Many makes of beer in the US are sold in both bottles and cans, though microbrewery beers come only in bottles. In some states beer can be sold in supermarkets, gas stations and local convenience stores. In other states it can be sold only in liquor stores or bottle shops, which have a licence to sell alcohol.Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksa1Do you drink beer? 你喝啤酒吗？ I ordered half a pint of beer with my sandwich. 我点了半品脱啤酒来配三明治。 I'd love a glass of foaming ice-cold beer. 我想要一杯起泡冰镇啤酒。 Put the beer in the fridge to chill. 把啤酒放在冰箱里冰一下。 The bar smelled of stale beer. 这家酒吧有一股走了味的啤酒气味儿。 The beer flowed freely after the game. 比赛后人们痛饮啤酒。 The shop specializes in designer beers. 这家店专卖名牌啤酒。 This beer should be drawn slowly. 这啤酒应该慢慢地吸着喝。 He slammed his glass down and the beer slopped over the sides. 他砰的一下放下玻璃杯，一些啤酒洒了出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- great
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- pint
- barrel
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- drink
- have
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- chill
- go flat
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- drinker
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a glass, bottle or can of beer 一杯（或一瓶、一罐）啤酒 Extra ExamplesWill you have a beer? 你要喝啤酒吗？ She poured us all a beer. 她给我们每人倒了一杯啤酒。 He downed his beer in one go. 他把啤酒一饮而尽。 I have some beers chilling in the cooler. 我在冷藏箱里冰镇着一些啤酒。 I saw him at the bar ordering a beer. 我看见他在酒吧要一杯啤酒喝。 I'm going for a beer with Carl tonight. 今晚我要和卡尔喝啤酒去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- great
- quality
- …
- pint
- barrel
- bottle
- …
- drink
- have
- get
- …
- chill
- go flat
- flow
- …
- drinker
- lover
- maker
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Word OriginOld English bēor, of West Germanic origin, based on monastic Latin biber ‘a drink’, from Latin bibere ‘to drink’; related to Dutch bier and German Bier.