tipple

tipple
verb
[no obj.]
  1. 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。
  2. (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
  1. (informal)an alcoholic drink
    (非正式)酒;含酒精饮料
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'sell (alcoholic drink) by retail'): back-formation from tippler
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