cocktail
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cock·tail /ˈkɒkteɪl $ ˈkɑːk-/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1. 
DFDan alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks 鸡尾酒2. seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail DFDsmall pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal 〔西餐作为第一道菜的〕凉拌海鲜/对虾/龙虾3. fruit cocktail DFDa mixture of small pieces of fruit 什锦水果丁4 MIXa mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or exciting 〔危险、令人不快、费解或令人激动的〕混合物cocktail of a lethal cocktail of painkillers and whisky 致命的止痛剂和威士忌混合物 The book contains a powerful cocktail of romance, family crises, and big business. 书中情节错综复杂，有爱情故事，有家庭危机，还有大公司的故事。 → Molotov cocktail
DFDan alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks 鸡尾酒2. seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail DFDsmall pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal 〔西餐作为第一道菜的〕凉拌海鲜/对虾/龙虾3. fruit cocktail DFDa mixture of small pieces of fruit 什锦水果丁4 MIXa mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or exciting 〔危险、令人不快、费解或令人激动的〕混合物cocktail of a lethal cocktail of painkillers and whisky 致命的止痛剂和威士忌混合物 The book contains a powerful cocktail of romance, family crises, and big business. 书中情节错综复杂，有爱情故事，有家庭危机，还有大公司的故事。 → Molotov cocktailExamples from the Corpus
cocktail• Years ago, rooms would have a cocktail table that matched the end table and the sofa table.• It will test whether using a cocktail of five or more drugs is an improvement on three.• There's this one: a woman sitting in a bar, wearing a cocktail outfit.• He died after taking a lethal cocktail of alcohol and tranquilizers.• Johnnie cruised away with another tray of cocktails.• I find that traditional cocktail foods are always very popular and Devils or Angels on Horseback are a guaranteed success.• Roll up carefully from head to tail and secure with one or two cocktail sticks. 3.lethal cocktail• It probably illustrates it's a lethal cocktail of lorries and cars.• After all, each state comprised an often lethal cocktail of peoples.• In a flourish of biochemical altruism, they manufacture deadly molecules and then turn this lethal cocktail upon themselves.Origin cocktail (1800-1900) Probably from cocktail “horse with a tail cut short so that it looks like a male chicken's, horse of mixed breed (with such a tail), mixture” ((1800-1900))cock·tail nounChineseSyllable
from a Corpus drink made alcoholic an of mixture
cocktail
cock‧tail /ˈkɒkteɪl $ ˈkɑːk-/
noun [countable]
1. an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks
2. seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail small pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal
3. fruit cocktail a mixture of small pieces of fruit
4. a mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or exciting
cocktail of
a lethal cocktail of painkillers and whisky
The book contains a powerful cocktail of romance, family crises, and big business.
⇨ Molotov cocktail
cock‧tail /ˈkɒkteɪl $ ˈkɑːk-/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from cocktail 'horse with a tail cut short so that it looks like a male chicken's, horse of mixed breed (with such a tail), mixture' (1800-1900)
Origin: Probably from cocktail 'horse with a tail cut short so that it looks like a male chicken's, horse of mixed breed (with such a tail), mixture' (1800-1900)
1. an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks
2. seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail small pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal
3. fruit cocktail a mixture of small pieces of fruit
4. a mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or exciting
cocktail of
⇨ Molotov cocktail