highball

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highball

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high·ball /ˈhaɪbɔːl $ -bɒːl/ noun [countable] especially American EnglishDFD an alcoholic drink, especially whisky or brandy mixed with water or soda 高杯酒〔尤指威士忌或白兰地加水或苏打水〕

Examples from the Corpus

highball• He rushed over and slapped me on the back as I lifted a highball to my lips.• At home I made my absurd confession to Barbara, weeping at the dinner table, crying in my highball.

high·ball nounChineseSyllable

Corpus brandy whisky or an drink, with mixed especially alcoholic water

highball
high‧ball /ˈhaɪbɔːl $ -bɒːl/

noun [countable]
especially American English an alcoholic drink, especially whisky or brandy mixed with water or soda

high·ball

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːl/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːl/

(

NAmE

)

noun

a strong alcoholic drink, such as

or

, mixed with

water (= with bubbles) or

, etc. and served with ice 开波酒，冰威士忌苏打（用烈酒掺入汽水等加冰）

high·ball

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːl/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːl/

(

NAmE

)

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

highball

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːl/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːl/

present simple - he / she / it

highballs

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːlz/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːlz/

past simple

highballed

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːld/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːld/

past participle

highballed

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːld/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːld/

-ing form

highballing

BrE

/ˈhaɪbɔːlɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈhaɪbɔːlɪŋ/

(

informal

)

[intransitive]

+ adv./prep.

to go somewhere very quickly 高速行进

◆They highballed out of town. 他们急匆匆地出了城。

[transitive]

~ sth

to deliberately make an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of sth that is too high 故意高估…的价值（或成本等）

◆He thought she was highballing her salary requirements. 他认为她的薪金要求过高。

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