- [uncountable, countable]
an alcoholic drink made from grain and with juniper berries added. Gin is usually drunk mixed with tonic or fruit juice. 杜松子酒 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stiff
- double
- large
- …
- drink
- have
- sip
- …
- a gin and tonic
- [countable]
a glass of gin 一杯杜松子酒 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stiff
- double
- large
- …
- drink
- have
- sip
- …
- a gin and tonic
- (also cotton gin)
a machine for separating the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton 轧棉机；轧花机 - (also gin trap)
a device for catching small wild animals or birds 杜松子酒： 一种捕获小型野生动物或鸟类的设备
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 early 18th cent.: abbreviation of genever.sense 3 Middle English (in the sense ‘a tool or device, a trick’): from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’.