tipple
tippleverb[no obj.]- drink alcohol, especially habitually
(尤指习惯性地)喝酒;嗜酒
those who liked to tipple and gamble.
那些有酒瘾和赌瘾的人。
- (it tipples down, it is tippling down 等)(Brit. informal)rain heavily
(英,非正式)(大雨)滂沱
it was tippling down with rain.
大雨倾盆而下。
noun- (informal)an alcoholic drink
(非正式)酒;含酒精饮料
语源- late 15th cent. (in the sense 'sell (alcoholic drink) by retail'): back-formation from tippler
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