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    speakeasy

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Drink
    speak·eas·y /ˈspiːkˌiːzi/ noun (plural speakeasies) [countable]  DFDDRINKa place in the US in the 1920s and 1930s where you could buy alcohol illegally 〔20 世纪 20、30 年代美国的〕非法经营的售酒处
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    speakeasy• You know how many speakeasies in this one county?    Origin speakeasy (1900-2000) From the need to speak quietly so as not to attract attention
    speak·eas·y nounChineseSyllable
    in the 1920s and in Corpus place US the a


    speakeasy
    speak‧eas‧y /ˈspiːkˌiːzi/ noun (plural speakeasies) [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: From the need to speak quietly so as not to attract attention
    a place in the US in the 1920s and 1930s where you could buy alcohol illegally


    speak·easyBrE /ˈspiːkiːzi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspiːkiːzi/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    speak·easies    )     a place in the US where people could buy alcohol illegally, at the time in the 1920s and 1930s when it was illegal to make or sell alcohol （美国 20 世纪 20、30 年代禁酒期间）非法经营的酒店a bar like this today that operates legally but secretly 合法但秘密经营的酒吧