| 释义 |
beer
I. \ˈbi(ə)r, -iə\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English ber, from Old English bēor; akin to Old High German bior beer and perhaps to Old English bȳsting beastings — more at beastings
1. : a malted and hopped somewhat bitter alcoholic beverage; specifically : such a beverage brewed by bottom fermentation — compare ale, bock beer, lager, porter
2. : a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring derived from roots and other plant parts — used chiefly in compounds; see birch beer, ginger beer, root beer, spruce beer
3. : fermented mash : wash
4. : a drink of beer
< order a beer >
II. noun
also bier \“\
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from bier (I)
: one of the groups in weaving usually consisting of 40 threads into which the threads of the warp are divided; also : the corresponding group of dents on the reed consisting usually of 20 |