单词 | hell-brew |
释义 | > as lemmashell-brew hell-brew n. an unpleasant drink, decoction, or mixture; also figurative. ΚΠ 1899 Nebraska State Jrnl. 24 Dec. 13/5 One especially loathsome hell-brew, known as ‘witch hazel’ is everywhere inevitable. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves viii. 69 ‘Have some lemon squash,’ I said... The hell-brew appeared to buck him up, for he resumed in a slightly more pally manner. 1935 Discovery Sept. 264/2 The dart poison..is indeed a hell-brew. 1994 Independent on Sunday 12 June (Review Suppl.) 4/3 Matched with his inflammatory socialism it created a hellbrew of moral attitudes. < as lemmas |
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