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bourbon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bour·bon /ˈbʊəbən $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]  DFDa type of American whisky 〔美国产的〕波旁威士忌酒
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bourbonAdd bourbon and port and reduce over medium-high heat by half.Add bourbon, wine, stock, thyme, and bay leaves and bring to a simmer.A horrible orange blanket in my front room; drinking bourbon with my great-aunt Mary in St Louis.It maintains a portfolio of leading brands of Scotch whisky, gin, bourbon, vodka, rum and other spirits.But I fix her her bourbon and ginger ale with the dash of ReaLemon just the way she likes it.Jack had also brought some bourbon for himself.As the bourbon flowed into my bloodstream, I began to warm to the occasion.Jack marched back across the room and sloshed more Bailey's into her half-full glass before refilling his own with bourbon.
Origin bourbon (1800-1900) Bourbon county in Kentucky
bour·bon nounChineseSyllable
whisky Corpus type American of a


bourbon
bourbon /ˈbʊəbən $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Bourbon county in Kentucky
a type of American whisky


bour·bonBrE /ˈbɜːbən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrbən/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a type of American whisky made with corn (maize) and rye 波旁威士忌酒(产于美国,用玉米和黑麦酿制) [countable] a glass of bourbon 一杯波旁威士忌