| 单词 | cocktail |
| 释义 | cocktail cocktail1 /kok"tayl'/, n. 1. any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened. 2. a portion of food, as seafood served with a sauce, a mixture of fruits, or juice, served as the appetizer course of a meal. 3. Pharm. a beverage or solution concocted of various drugs. 4. any eclectic mixture or miscellaneous collection. v.i. 5. to drink cocktails, esp. at a cocktail party: They cocktailed before going to the theater. adj. 6. (of women's clothing) styled for semiformal wear: a cocktail dress. 7. of, pertaining to, used in, or suitable to the serving of cocktails: cocktail onions; cocktail napkins. [1800-10, Amer.; orig. obscure; none of numerous attempts to explain the orig. of this word or its relationship to COCKTAIL2 have won general acceptance] cocktail2 /kok"tayl'/, n. 1. a horse with a docked tail. 2. a horse that is not a thoroughbred. 3. a man of little breeding who passes for a gentleman. [1590-1600; COCK2 + TAIL1] |
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