英语词汇“snifter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

snifter

/ˈsnɪftə

noun

1British informal A small quantity of an alcoholic drink: care to join me for a snifter?...

On my last night I was sitting up having snifters of vodka until two in the morning with an agent.
He stood next to the drinks cabinet, treating himself to a snifter of the local liquor, an amethyst drink that smelt faintly floral.
Pull up a chair in front of the bar's open fire and enjoy winter snifters from an impressive whisky collection or a fine wine from a selected small grower.

2North American A balloon glass for brandy: he drained the bottle into a snifter...

Previously, brandy snifters and Scotch nosing glasses were used to taste bourbon, as the optimal glass for this spirit had never been developed.
My wedge of cheesecake was better than that, and so was the house chocolate sundae, served in a brandy snifter with a dense chocolate brownie at the bottom.
These are served in 5-ounce snifters because the shape of the glass allows customers to ‘nose’ a small tasting portion better.

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift 'to snort'.

单词	snifter
释义	snifter /ˈsnɪftə / noun 1British informal A small quantity of an alcoholic drink: care to join me for a snifter?... On my last night I was sitting up having snifters of vodka until two in the morning with an agent. He stood next to the drinks cabinet, treating himself to a snifter of the local liquor, an amethyst drink that smelt faintly floral. Pull up a chair in front of the bar's open fire and enjoy winter snifters from an impressive whisky collection or a fine wine from a selected small grower. 2North American A balloon glass for brandy: he drained the bottle into a snifter... Previously, brandy snifters and Scotch nosing glasses were used to taste bourbon, as the optimal glass for this spirit had never been developed. My wedge of cheesecake was better than that, and so was the house chocolate sundae, served in a brandy snifter with a dense chocolate brownie at the bottom. These are served in 5-ounce snifters because the shape of the glass allows customers to ‘nose’ a small tasting portion better. Origin Mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift 'to snort'. Rhymes drifter, grifter, lifter, shifter, sifter, uplifter
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