quaff
英 [kw?f; kwɑ?f]
美[kw?f]
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?quaffs;過(guò)去式:?quaffed;過(guò)去分詞:?quaffed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?quaffing;
助記提示
1. 諧音“夸父”，夸父追日，導(dǎo)致渴極痛飲。
2. 夸父狂飲水，或馬喝水的聲音，貶義。
中文詞源
quaff 豪飲可能來(lái)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
- 我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 2. His quaff , did a cup again then.
- 他一飲而盡, 接著又干了一杯.
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