quaff
quaff 英 [kwɒf] 美 [kwæf]
vt. 大口地喝，痛饮 vi. 狂饮，痛饮
进行时:quaffing 过去式:quaffed 过去分词:quaffed 第三人称单数:quaffs 名词复数:quaffs
- To quaff is to gulp. You’re in a desert; you haven’t had water in days; you’re wicked thirsty. Then you find an oasis! You lean over and quaff the water.
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- vt. 大口地喝，痛饮
- vi. 狂饮，痛饮
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1. Buffett's gathering featured his wife's band and a birthday cake shaped like a six-pack of Pepsi. (It was Buffett's favorite quaff before he became a shareholder in Coca-Cola and switched brands.)
他妻子的乐队参加了生日聚会演出， 他的生日蛋糕则形似六罐装的百事可乐 （在巴菲特成为可口可乐公司股东并转换可乐品牌之前，百事可乐是巴菲特的最爱）。
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2. Yet, if death be in this cup, I bid thee think again, ere thou beholdest me quaff it.
不过，要是这杯药可以致我于死地，在你眼看着我一口吞下去之前，我请求你再想一想。
- 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.
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