英語單詞

quaff是什麽意思

quaff

英 [kwɒf; kwɑːf] 美 [kwæf]
  • vt. 大口地喝,痛飲
  • vi. 狂飲,痛飲

助記提示


1. 諧音“誇父”,誇父追日,導致渴極痛飲。
2. 誇父狂飲水,或馬喝水的聲音,貶義。

中文詞源


quaff 豪飲

可能來自擬聲詞,模仿喝酒的聲音。

英文詞源


quaff (v.)
1510s (implied in quaffer), perhaps imitative, or perhaps from Low German quassen "to overindulge (in food and drink)," with -ss- misread as -ff-. Related: Quaffed; quaffing. The noun is attested by 1570s, from the verb.

雙語例句


1. I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.

來自互聯網

2. His quaff , did a cup again then.
他一飲而盡, 接著又幹了一杯.

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