quaff

英 [kwɒf; kwɑːf] 美 [kwæf]
  • vt. 大口地喝，痛饮
  • vi. 狂饮，痛饮
GRE
星级词汇:
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助记提示

1. 谐音“夸父”，夸父追日，导致渴极痛饮。
2. 夸父狂饮水，或马喝水的声音，贬义。

中文词源

quaff 豪饮

可能来自拟声词，模仿喝酒的声音。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.

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2. His quaff , did a cup again then.
他一饮而尽, 接着又干了一杯.

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