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tipple

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tip·ple /ˈtɪpəl/ noun informal  somebody’s favourite tipple informal DFDsomeone’s favourite alcoholic drink 某人最爱喝的酒
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tippleTeka has tried the beer here, but her favourite tipple is good old water.If you inject the right amount you could feel like you had six glasses of your favourite tipple.No one would think of hoarding a year's stock for such a free tipple.In the meantime cider drinkers are hoping their lunchtime tipple doesn't become a luxury.The odd tipple won't make it a bad habit!Telling them to give up their favorite puff or tipple would only add to it.Cognac is associated with smooth sophisticates, while armagnac is considered a peasant's tipple.Giving the cold shoulder to his usual tipple, Ian Knight raises his coffee cup to Drinkwise Day.
tip·ple nounChineseSyllable
someone’s alcoholic Corpus drink favourite


tipple
tipple /ˈtɪpəl/ noun informal
sb’s favourite tipple someone’s favourite alcoholic drink


tip·pleBrE /ˈtɪpl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪpl/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (informal, especially BrE) an alcoholic drink 含酒精饮料His favourite tipple was rum and lemon. 他最爱喝的饮料是朗姆酒加柠檬汁。🔊🔊
tip·pleBrE /ˈtɪpl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪpl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tipple BrE /ˈtɪpl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪpl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it tipples BrE /ˈtɪplz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪplz/ 🔊past simple tippled BrE /ˈtɪpld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪpld/ 🔊past participle tippled BrE /ˈtɪpld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪpld/ 🔊 -ing form tippling BrE /ˈtɪplɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪplɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (informal, especially BrE) to drink alcohol 饮酒 tip·pler BrE /ˈtɪplə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪplər/ 🔊 noun