people with alcohol problems (=people who drink too much)
有酗酒问题的人
2[countableC, uncountableU]HCE the chemical substance in alcoholic drinks that can make you drunk, which is also used in other types of products 酒精,乙醇
low alcohol drinks
低度酒
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alcohol drinks that contain alcohol – used especially in rules and warnings about alcoholic drinks
We’re not allowed to serve alcohol to people under 18.
low-alcohol wines (=not containing a lot of alcohol)
He doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke.
drinkBritish EnglishBrE alcoholic drinks. Drink is more informal than alcohol
Police officers smelled drink and breath-tested him.
He blamed drink for the violence.
liquorAmerican EnglishAmE drinks that contain alcohol, especially strong alcoholic drinks
The man was holding a bottle of liquor in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
a liquor store
He got used to drinking hard liquor (=strong alcoholic drinks) at an early age.
booze informal alcoholic drinks
The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while.
He tried to buy booze with a stolen credit card.
spirits especially British EnglishBrE strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky or brandy
We serve a wide range of wines, beers, and spirits.
the hard stuff spoken informal strong alcoholic drinks
He enjoyed a drop of the hard stuff (=he liked strong alcoholic drinks).
alcopopsBritish EnglishBrEsweetfizzy drinks with alcohol in them
The report showed that alcopops were the most popular drink for 17-year-olds.
Examples from the Corpus
alcohol• Most of the red-faced men are too spent from overwork and alcohol to be a problem.• Women are more affected by alcohol than men.• He doesn't drink alcohol or smoke.• Ted doesn't drink alcohol anymore.• lowalcohol wines• Children filed into school gymnasiums reeking of rubbingalcohol to get their shots.• The lawdoes not allow us to sellalcohol to persons under 18 years of age.• We're not allowed to servealcohol to people under 18.• She could smellalcohol on his breath.• I don't know what his diagnosis was but I don't think either of them even vaguely suspectedalcohol.• Carlton then took a small scoopful of concrete and shook it up with alcohol to see how much air was dissolved.
(1500-1600)Medieval Latin“fine powder, liquid made by a purifying process”, from Old Spanish, from Arabical-kuhul“the powdered antimony (= a type of metal)”