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vodka

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vod·ka /ˈvɒdkə $ ˈvɑːdkə/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DFDa strong clear alcoholic drink originally from Russia, or a glass of this 伏特加〔俄罗斯出产的烈酒〕;一杯伏特加
Examples from the Corpus
vodkaLucker rummages in the bags for a floating bottle of vodka.Ram a couple of kidneys into a perfectly good bottle of vodka, and give it to him.I drive back to the hotel with Lucker swigging at a litre bottle of vodka beside me.The attendant, now well into his second bottle of vodka, decided to ignore Myeloski's indiscretion.Dinner was sardines and stew, made palatable by two lots of vodka.Dissident A rabbinical poet with hippy dreadlocks was king of the clients on vodka street.Pepper vodka, lemon vodka, kidney vodka.
Origin vodka (1800-1900) Russian voda water
vod·ka nounChineseSyllable
alcoholic strong drink clear or Corpus from Russia, originally a


vodka
vodka /ˈvɒdkə $ ˈvɑːdkə/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Russian
 Origin: voda 'water'
a strong clear alcoholic drink originally from Russia, or a glass of this


vodkaBrE /ˈvɒdkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvɑːdkə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a strong clear alcoholic drink, made from grain, originally from Russia 伏特加(原产于俄国的烈性酒) [countable] a glass of vodka 一杯伏特加酒I'll have a vodka and lime. 我要喝一杯来檬伏特加。🔊🔊