beer

英 [bɪə] 美[bɪr]
  • n. 啤酒
  • vi. 喝啤酒
  • n. (Beer)人名;(法、德、俄、罗、捷、瑞典)贝尔;(英、西、南非)[纺] 比尔

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复数: beers;

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1. 音译“啤酒”。

中文词源


beer 啤酒

来自拉丁词biber, 喝,饮料,来自词根bib, 喝,见imbibe, 吸收。

英英释意


1. a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

英文词源


beer
beer: [OE] Originally, beer was probably simply a general term for a ‘drink’: it seems to have come from late Latin biber ‘drink’, which was a derivative of the verb bibere ‘drink’ (from which English gets beverage, bibulous, imbibe, and possibly also bibber). The main Old English word for ‘beer’ was ale, and beer (Old English bēor) is not very common until the 15th century. A distinction between hopped beer and unhopped ale arose in the 16th century.
=> beverage, bibulous, imbibe
beer (n.)
Old English beor "strong drink, beer, mead," a word of much-disputed and ambiguous origin, cognate with Old Frisian biar, Middle Dutch and Dutch bier, Old High German bior, German Bier.

Probably a 6c. West Germanic monastic borrowing of Vulgar Latin biber "a drink, beverage" (from Latin infinitive bibere "to drink;" see imbibe). Another suggestion is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *beuwoz-, from *beuwo- "barley." The native Germanic word for the beverage was the one that yielded ale (q.v.).
Beer was a common drink among most of the European peoples, as well as in Egypt and Mesopotamia, but was known to the Greeks and Romans only as an exotic product. [Buck]
They did have words for it, however. Greek brytos, used in reference to Thracian or Phrygian brews, was related to Old English breowan "brew;" Latin zythum is from Greek zythos, first used of Egyptian beer and treated as an Egyptian word but perhaps truly Greek and related to zyme "leaven." French bière is from Germanic. Spanish cerveza is from Latin cervesia "beer," perhaps related to Latin cremor "thick broth."

Old Church Slavonic pivo, source of the general Slavic word for "beer," is originally "a drink" (compare Old Church Slavonic piti "drink"). French bière is a 16c. borrowing from German. U.S. slang beer goggles, through which every potential romantic partner looks desirable, is from 1986.

考试真题


Pay a little more upfront for your beer or burger.

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He runs a pub that serves excellent beer.

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As a person who writes about food and drink for a living, I couldn't tell you the first thing about Bill Perry or whether the beers he sells are that great.

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Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn't become a staple food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, according to the researchers.Based on that timing, they indicate barley may have 34 arrived in the re

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

Hops, for example, which give many a modern beer its bitter flavor, are a relatively recent addition to the beverage.

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Now, researchers have found a surprising ingredient inresidue from 5000-year-old beer brewing equipment.

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The day before I spoke to Martinez in November, he had beer touring the damage from Hurricane Michael in Florida with the American Red Cross.

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The different shapes of the containers suggest they were used to brew, filter, and store beer.

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The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley, and about 10% were bits of roots, including lily, which would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say.

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The method for making beer has changed over time.

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They may be ancient "beer-making tools", and the earliest direct evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Unless the meal takes place in a beer house, this is considered bad manners.

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All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The chief prize for the stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

The higher the status, the beer.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

词组搭配


beer and skittles

[often with negative](Brit.)amusement or enjoyment

(英)玩乐,享受

life isn't all beer and skittles.

生活并非只是玩乐和享受。

实用场景例句


a barrel/bottle/glass of beer
一桶 / 一瓶 / 一杯啤酒

牛津词典

beers brewed in Germany
德国酿造的啤酒

牛津词典

a beer glass
啤酒杯

牛津词典

Are you a beer drinker?
你经常喝啤酒吗?

牛津词典

Shall we have a beer?
我们来杯啤酒吧?

牛津词典

He sat in the kitchen drinking beer...
他坐在厨房里喝啤酒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We have quite a good range of beers.
我们有多种多样的啤酒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

What do you like to do in your spare time?
空闲时你喜欢干什么?

辞典例句

He had an edge on from beer.
他喝啤酒喝得有点醉意.

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His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.
他的医生嘱咐他戒酒.

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I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.
我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片.

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In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.
从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒.

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There's plenty of beer. Drink all you want.
啤酒有的是, 大家敞开喝吧.

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I wouldn't say no to a glass of beer.
我不会拒绝一杯啤酒.

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I have been brewing up some beer. Would you like to try some?
我酿了一些啤酒, 你愿意尝一点 吗 ?

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I'm going for a beer with Karl tonight.
今晚我要和卡尔喝啤酒去.

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He brewed beer for home use.
他酿啤酒自用.

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The glass of beer was mostly froth.
这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫.

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The man has been drinking beer ever since the party started.
晚会开始以来,那个男人就一个劲儿地喝啤酒.

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He brews beer at home.
他在家里酿造啤酒.

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Beer has a very distinctive smell.
啤酒有一种特殊的味道.

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Beer froths when it is poured out.
啤酒倒出时会起泡沫.

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A glass of beer before dinner helped him unwind.
饭前喝一杯啤酒使他轻松了.

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a glass of beer with a good head of foam
上面有厚厚一层泡沫的一杯啤酒

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

a glass of beer with thick froth on top
上面有厚厚一层泡沫的一杯啤酒

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He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer.
有人劝他少抽烟、少喝啤酒。

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She drinks wine and beer but no liquor.
她喝葡萄酒和啤酒,但不沾烈性酒。

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They sat around swigging beer from bottles.
他们闲坐着,对着瓶子大口地喝啤酒。

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