Word · Frequency #15320
beverage
饮料
any liquid suitable for drinking
- 1.
A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, often excluding water.
可饮用的液体；饮料,如茶、咖啡、酒、啤酒、牛奶、果汁或软饮料,通常不包括水。
- 2.
any liquid suitable for drinking
任何适合饮用的液体
可饮用的液体；饮料,如茶、咖啡、酒、啤酒、牛奶、果汁或软饮料,通常不包括水。；任何适合饮用的液体；饮料；[化] 饮料(如牛奶、茶、咖啡、啤酒等)
In use
Could I get a cold beverage with my meal?
This vending machine sells both hot and cold beverages.
She ordered a beverage and a sandwich at the café.
may I take your beverage order?
a/an + adjective + beverage
形容词常用作定语修饰beverage。
I'd like a cold beverage, please.
请给我一杯冷饮。
number + beverages
beverage是可数名词，复数形式为beverages。
We ordered three beverages for the table.
我们为这张桌子点了三份饮料。
beverage + noun
beverage可作定语修饰其他名词，如beverage industry。
Connections
Collocations
- alcoholic beverage
- 含酒精饮料
- The restaurant does not serve alcoholic beverages.这家餐厅不供应含酒精饮料。
- hot beverage
- 热饮
- Would you like a hot beverage with your meal?您用餐时想来杯热饮吗？
- caffeinated beverage
- 含咖啡因饮料
- She avoids caffeinated beverages in the evening.她晚上避免喝含咖啡因的饮料。
- beverage menu
- 饮料菜单
- Let's look at the beverage menu before ordering.点餐前我们看看饮料菜单吧。
- beverage industry
- 饮料行业
- He has worked in the beverage industry for years.他在饮料行业工作多年。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音开头像“杯”（be-），记住：杯里的液体就是饮料（beverage）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：菜单、正式场合、商务文书 beverage 是较正式的“饮料”，多用于菜单、酒店或正式书面语，日常口语更常说 drink。
Grammar Note
beverages
Pronunciation & Spelling
Leverage /ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/ is a true rhyme with beverage (same stressed /ɛ/ followed by /vɚɪdʒ/). Average and coverage are spelling lookalikes but have different stressed vowels (/æ/ and /ʌ/). Courage, image, and village share only the final spelling and sound /ɪdʒ/ of -age, not the vowel pattern of the target.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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