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teetotal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tee·to·tal /ˌtiːˈtəʊtl◂ $ -ˈtoʊ-/ adjective  DRINKsomeone who is teetotal never drinks alcohol 滴酒不沾的teetotalism noun [uncountable]
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teetotalOriginally the working men's clubs were strictly teetotal and it wasn't until 1860 that beer was allowed on the premises.I do not know if he was teetotal, but my guess would be that he was.Other than that, he stayed teetotal for the rest of the week.He's teetotal, or very nearly.Jack had always been teetotal, since he was convinced that if he ever touched alcohol, he would become dependent.
tee·to·tal adjectiveChineseSyllable
alcohol is teetotal Corpus someone who drinks never


teetotal
teetotal /ˌtiːˈtəʊtl◂ $ -ˈtoʊ-/ adjective
someone who is teetotal never drinks alcohol
—teetotalism noun [uncountable]


tee·totalBrE /ˌtiːˈtəʊtl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtiːˈtoʊtl/ 🔊 adjectivenever drinking alcohol 从不饮酒的;滴酒不沾的He's strictly teetotal. 他绝对是滴酒不沾。🔊🔊 tee·total·ism BrE /ˌtiːˈtəʊtəlɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtiːˈtoʊtəlɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]