| 词汇 | TAVERN |
| 释义 | See also DRINKING - PLACE. bouncer n. a strong man hired to eject unruly people from a bar or similar place. (People supposedly bounce when thrown out.)I saw the bouncer looking at me, and I got out of there fast.He was the biggest bouncer I've ever seen. dive n. a low drinking establishment; a cheap saloon.I don't think I want to spend the whole evening in this dive.Hey, this dive ain't bad. fill-mill n. a tavern.She stopped off at the fill-mill again this evening.She spends a lot of time at that fill-mill. gargle factory n. a saloon; a tavern.Gary spends a lot of time at the gargle factory.He should open his own gargle factory. gin mill and gin dive; gin palace n. a saloon; a low liquor establishment.Fred hit every gin mill on the way home.You'll find Bob in some gin dive on the west side of town. groggery n. a tavern; a place to buy liquor.Sam stopped at the groggery for a snort.All the groggeries are closed on Sundays. gutbucket n. a cheap saloon; a low tavern.Old Jed is probably stuck in some gutbucket someplace, talking his head off.The pinstriper needed a drink so bad he stopped at one of those gutbuckets on Maple Street. guzzlery and guzzery n. a bar; a liquor store.Sam hit every guzzlery on Maple Street on the way home.I wouldn't be caught dead in a guzzery like that! juice joint n. a liquor establishment; a speakeasy. (Prohibition.)His grandfather ran a juice joint during Prohobition.The cops raided the juice joints over and over. nineteenth hole n. a place to buy an alcoholic beverage after a golf game. (Likely to be filled with golfers who have played eighteen holes of golf.)All of us gathered at the nineteenth hole to celebrate a great match.I hit a hole-in-one on the first hole and went straight to the nineteenth hole to celebrate. piss factory n. a saloon or a tavern. (Crude. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.)What time did you leave that old piss factory?In my hometown there's a piss factory on every corner. puke hole n. a tavern.Let's go in this puke hole and get a cold one.Carl spends almost every evening at the local puke hole. sauce parlor n. a tavern.You spend too much time in the sauce parlor, Fred.I wouldn't be caught dead in that sauce parlor. speakeasy n. a nightclub serving liquor during Prohobition.My grandfather remembers speakeasies. They were pretty crude places.You weren't supposed to talk about speakeasies so their locations would remain a secret. thirst-aid station n. a place to purchase liquor. (From first-aid station.)Let's stop at the next thirst-aid station and get a snort.Wally stopped by the thirst-aid station for a quick snort. tippler n. a tavern keeper.Another beer, faithful tippler.John is the best tippler this place has ever seen. Tip me another, John. watering hole n. a tavern.Now this place is one of my favorite watering holes.I think you live down at that watering hole. |
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