cider
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ci·der /ˈsaɪdə $ -ər/ noun 1. [countable, uncountable] British EnglishDFD an alcoholic drink made from apples, or a glass of this drink （一杯）苹果酒 SYN American English hard cider2. [uncountable] (also apple cider) American EnglishDFD a non-alcoholic drink made from apples （一杯）苹果汁
Examples from the Corpus
cider• The original juice may be from cider apples, but it is just as likely to be imported eating apple juice concentrate.• They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine.• But he had had three glasses of cider on top of all that spaghettibolognese.• And young boys grin over their first pint of cider.• Large, rotting cider casks in a derelict part of the mill bear silent witness to this now forgotten trade.• That cider in the canteens was soon poured on the floor, and the apple jack took its place.• And since the custom was revived four years ago the cider crop has never been better.• It tackles the power of the Big Three cider makers and organises regular cider festivals.Origin cider (1200-1300) Old French sidre, from Late Latin sicera “alcoholic drink”, from Greek, from Hebrew shekharci·der nounChineseSyllable
or a glass from alcoholic apples, of an drink made Corpus
cider
ci‧der /ˈsaɪdə $ -ər/
noun
SYN hard cider American English
2. [uncountable] American English (also apple cider) a non-alcoholic drink made from apples
▪ beer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and HOPS: a bottle of beer | Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
▪lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it: A pint of lager, please.
▪ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can: Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years. | Newcastle Brown Ale
▪draught beer British English, draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer: The pub serves a range of draught beers.
▪real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory: The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
▪bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain: I'll have a pint of bitter.
▪shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade: I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
▪cider an alcoholic drink made from apples: His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.
ci‧der /ˈsaɪdə $ -ər/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: sidre, from Late Latin sicera 'alcoholic drink', from Greek, from Hebrew shekhar
1. [uncountable and countable] British English an alcoholic drink made from apples, or a glass of this drink Language: Old French
Origin: sidre, from Late Latin sicera 'alcoholic drink', from Greek, from Hebrew shekhar
SYN hard cider American English
2. [uncountable] American English (also apple cider) a non-alcoholic drink made from apples
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