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champagne

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cham·pagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  DFDa French white wine with a lot of bubbles, drunk on special occasions 〔法国〕香槟酒
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champagneThere will be fireworks from 11: 45 p. m. until 12: 15 a. m., and champagne at midnight awaits.Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne.Halsey went over to the dresser, poured from an open bottle of champagne into three glasses, and handed them around.He was probably lying under a table somewhere dozing the afternoon away after one champagne cocktail too many.Aristos, being of course a complete media and fashion victim, had heard of it and ordered champagne.We had a fireplace and refrigerator for our champagne.But they should keep the champagne corked until they get more from the company.The champagne, the first sips of which had lifted her spirits, was after a glassful having the opposite effect.
Origin champagne (1600-1700) French Champagne area of northeastern France
cham·pagne nounChineseSyllable
bubbles, wine of with a a Corpus lot white French


champagne
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: Champagne area of northeastern France
a French white wine with a lot of bubbles, drunk on special occasions


cham·pagneBrE /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a French sparkling white wine (= one with bubbles) that is drunk on special occasions 香槟酒a glass of champagne一杯香槟酒