sherry

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sher·ry /ˈʃeri/ noun (plural sherries) [countable, uncountable]  DFDa pale or dark brown strong wine, originally from Spain 雪利酒〔原产于西班牙的一种白色或深褐色烈性酒〕

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sherry• Add gin and sherry and carefully ignite.• As a result of these processes, madeira wine gained qualities which made it a rival of port and sherry.• This particular whisky is aged in oak barrels used previously for sherry.• Old Crumwallis said I could have a glass of sherry.• Well, I shall have a small sherry.• He's off abroad or swigging sherry in some London drawing-room.• He accepted them without noticing them or where he was, because of the naturalness of it and the sherry on top of shock.• This sherry treatment is not merely for VIPs.Origin sherry (1500-1600) sherris “sherry” ((16-18 centuries)), from Xeres (now Jerez), city in southwestern Spain

sher·ry nounChineseSyllable  

from Spain wine, brown Corpus pale originally strong dark a or

sherry
sher‧ry /ˈʃeri/ noun (plural sherries) [uncountable and countable]a pale or dark brown strong wine, originally from Spain

sherryBrE /ˈʃeri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃeri/ 🔊 noun (

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sherries) [uncountable, countable] a strong yellow or brown wine, originally from southern Spain. It is often drunk before meals. 雪利酒（烈性葡萄酒，原产自西班牙南部）◆sweet/dry sherry 甜／无甜味的雪利酒◆cream sherry (= a type of very sweet sherry ) 浓甜雪利酒◆fine quality sherries优质雪利酒◆a sherry glass (= a type of small narrow wine glass) 雪利酒杯（一种细小玻璃酒杯） [countable] a glass of sherry 一杯雪利酒◆I'll have a sherry. 我要一杯雪利酒。🔊🔊