- [uncountable, countable]
a strong alcoholic drink made from wine 白蘭地（酒） I'll have some brandy, please. 請給我來點兒白蘭地。 Do you drink brandy? 你喝白蘭地嗎？ It's a fine French brandy. 這是一種上好的法國白蘭地。
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksc1He added a dash of brandy to his coffee. 他在咖啡中加了一點白蘭地。 He sat cradling his brandy glass. 他雙手捧着白蘭地酒杯坐在那裏。 She poured herself a large measure of brandy. 她給自己倒了一大份白蘭地。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- large
- single
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- drop
- measure
- shot
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- drink
- have
- pour (somebody)
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- bottle
- glass
- [countable]
a glass of brandy 一杯白蘭地 a stiff brandy and soda 濃度很高的白蘭地蘇打水
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- large
- single
- …
- drop
- measure
- shot
- …
- drink
- have
- pour (somebody)
- …
- bottle
- glass
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from earlier brandwine, brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn, from branden ‘burn, distil’ + wijn ‘wine’.