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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- alcohol
['ælkəhɔl]
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1.
noun
[u]
(drink) 酒
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2.
noun
(chemical) 酒精
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- alcohol
[ˈælkəhɒl]
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1.
n.[u]
酒；酒精饮料
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Pupils are three times more likely to drink alcohol than use illegal drugs.
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小学生饮酒的要比使用非法药物的可能性大三倍。
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Alcohol (or drink) ruined him.
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酒精毁了他。
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2.
n.[u]
酒精，乙醇
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That new car uses alcohol instead of gasoline.
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那辆新轿车使用酒精而不是汽油来做燃料。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- alcohol
['ælkə"hɒl]
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1.
n
a colourless flammable liquid, the active principle of intoxicating drinks, produced by the fermentation of sugars, esp glucose, and used as a solvent and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C2H5OH ethanol ethyl alcohol
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2.
n
a drink or drinks containing this substance
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3.
n
[chem]
any one of a class of organic compounds that contain one or more hydroxyl groups bound to carbon atoms. The simplest alcohols have the formula ROH, where R is an alkyl group - Compare phenol - See also diol triol
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C16: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-kuhl powdered antimony; see kohl
Examples
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a hexahydric alcohol
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六元醇；六羟基醇
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My son is not yet old enough to drink alcohol.
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我儿子太小还不能喝酒。
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The Government won't lower the age limit to buy alcohol.
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政府不会降低对买酒者的年龄限制。
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The medically recommended units of alcohol for men is more than for women.
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在医学上，男性的酒精推荐使用量要高于女性。
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She's been off alcohol since her last hangover.
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自从上次宿醉之后她就戒酒了。
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