| 词汇 | drink |
| 释义 | drink 1. noun 1 a bribe UK, 1977. 2 a profit UK, 1997. 3 a large body of water, especially an ocean US, 1832.► in the drinkin pool, said of a cue ball that falls into a pocket US, 1990 2. verb ► drink eight centsto drink to excess TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.► drink from the furry cupto perform oral sex on a woman. Probably coined by comedian Sacha Baron-Cohen (b.1970); his influence on late C20 UK slang is profound UK, 2001.► drink porridgeto serve a prison sentence. A figurative use of 'drink' combined with PORRIDGE (imprisonment) UK, 2000.► drink the Kool-Aidto be persuaded, to follow blindly. From the 'Jonestown massacre', 1978, a mass murder and suicide administered through the agency of cyanide in branded soft drink Kool-Aid™ US, 1987.► drink with the fliesto drink alone when at a public hotel or bar AUSTRALIA, 1911.► you would drink it through a shitey clootapplied to anyone who appears to be so thirsty, or desperate, that no obstacle will hinder the taking of a drink. Glasgow slang formed on 'shitey' (faeces-covered) and Scottish dialect cloot (a hoof) or, more likely, clout (a rag) UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 drink down drink sth down to drink something quickly, especially by swallowing it all at once: Miguel drank the beer down in record time. Dying of thirst, I drank down several glasses of water in less than a minute.■ SIMILAR TO: drink drink in drink in sth • drink sth in if you drink in something that you see, read, or hear, you give all your attention to it and enjoy it very much: Don't rush through Paris - take time to drink everything in. Redford drank in the praise critics gave his recent film. drink to 1. drink to sth/sb to wish someone success, good luck, or good health by holding up your glass before drinking something: Let's drink to the New Year! Guests drank to the bride and groom. Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses and drink to the health and happiness of Annabelle and Tony.■ SIMILAR TO: toast2. I'll drink to that! spoken used to say that you like or agree with what someone has said: "If things don't change soon, I'm going to quit my job." "I'll drink to that!" drink up drink up sth • drink sth up • drink up to drink all of something: Drink up - the bar will be closing soon. That night we drank up all the beer we could lay our hands on, and sang ourselves hoarse.
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