quaff
英[kw?f;kwɑ?f]
美[kw?f]
- vt. 大口地喝，痛飲
- vi. 狂飲，痛飲
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?quaffs;過去式:?quaffed;過去分詞:?quaffed;現在分詞:?quaffing;
助記提示
1. 諧音“夸父”，夸父追日，導致渴極痛飲。
2. 夸父狂飲水，或馬喝水的聲音，貶義。
中文詞源
quaff 豪飲
可能來自擬聲詞，模仿喝酒的聲音。
英文詞源
- quaff (v.)
- 1510s (implied in quaffer), perhaps imitative, or perhaps from Low German quassen "to overindulge (in food and drink)," with -ss- misread as -ff-. Related: Quaffed; quaffing. The noun is attested by 1570s, from the verb.
雙語例句
- 1. I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
- 我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.
來自互聯網
- 2. His quaff , did a cup again then.
- 他一飲而盡, 接著又干了一杯.
來自互聯網