imbibe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·bibe /ɪmˈbaɪb/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal 1 DRUNKto drink something, especially alcohol – sometimes used humorously 喝，饮〔尤指酒，有时为幽默用法〕 Both men imbibed considerable quantities of gin. 这两个男人都喝了大量的杜松子酒。2 EFFECT/INFLUENCEto accept and be influenced by qualities, ideas, values etc 吸收，接受〔品质、观点、价值观等〕 She had imbibed the traditions of her family. 她受到了自己家庭传统的影响。→ See Verb table
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imbibe• I could never bear to imbibe.• But it is also because girls imbibe early on the idea that education is not for them.• Our imbibing habits became the stuff of legends.• Every monarch since George V, and Prince Charles too, has imbibed his words.• Where else can you imbibe just inches off the floor under the comfort of a back-patio tent?• There the litter will remain, imbibing milk and growing rapidly for five weeks.• They too had imbibed the market culture, it seemed.• She hadn't known this until one night, three years ago, when he had imbibed too liberally.• Light beer lets drinkers imbibe without taking in extra calories.Origin imbibe (1300-1400) Latin imbibere, from bibere “to drink”im·bibe verbChineseSyllable
especially something, drink alcohol sometimes used to Corpus –
imbibe
im‧bibe /ɪmˈbaɪb/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal
Both men imbibed considerable quantities of gin.
2. to accept and be influenced by qualities, ideas, values etc:
She had imbibed the traditions of her family.
im‧bibe /ɪmˈbaɪb/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: imbibere, from bibere 'to drink'
1. to drink something, especially alcohol – sometimes used humorously:Language: Latin
Origin: imbibere, from bibere 'to drink'
2. to accept and be influenced by qualities, ideas, values etc: