cocktail

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒk.teɪl/    美 /ˈkɑk.teɪl/|/ˈkɔk.tæɪl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mixed alcoholic beverage.
    — They visited a bar noted for its wide range of cocktails.
  2. A mixture of other substances or things. broadly
    — Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory.
  3. A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
    — A “cock-tail” is a horse not purely bred, but with only one-eighth or one-sixteenth impure blood in his veins
  4. A mean, half-hearted fellow. UK,dated,slang
    — It was in the second affair that poor little Barney showed he was a cocktail.
  5. A species of rove beetle, so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
动词 v.
  1. To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances. transitive
  2. To treat (a person) to cocktails. transitive
    — He dined and cocktailed her at the most exclusive bars and restaurants.
形容词 adj.
  1. Ostentatiously lacking in manners. obsolete
    — It looks very cocktail to be seen riding through the streets of London in a scarlet coat ;

词形变化

cocktails plural more cocktail comparative most cocktail superlative cocktails present,singular,third-person cocktailing participle,present cocktailed participle,past cocktailed past

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Early 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tail standing up, like a cock’s”. The origin of the extension to “an alcoholic mixed drink” is unknown. One theory is that it refers to a stimulant (gingering), hence a stimulating drink; compare pick-me-up. Another attested use is for non-thoroughbred racehorses: these were considered "cock-tailed" due to their docked tails. This may have led to the term "cocktail" (sense 1) being used for an adulterated spirit.
词源 2
Early 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tail standing up, like a cock’s”. The origin of the extension to “an alcoholic mixed drink” is unknown. One theory is that it refers to a stimulant (gingering), hence a stimulating drink; compare pick-me-up. Another attested use is for non-thoroughbred racehorses: these were considered "cock-tailed" due to their docked tails. This may have led to the term "cocktail" (sense 1) being used for an adulterated spirit.
词源 3
Early 17th century, from cock (“male bird”) + tail, in the sense “(a horse with its) tail standing up, like a cock’s”. The origin of the extension to “an alcoholic mixed drink” is unknown. One theory is that it refers to a stimulant (gingering), hence a stimulating drink; compare pick-me-up. Another attested use is for non-thoroughbred racehorses: these were considered "cock-tailed" due to their docked tails. This may have led to the term "cocktail" (sense 1) being used for an adulterated spirit.
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