Word · Frequency #12284
booze
/buːz/
noun
烈酒；酒
an alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor made by distillation
- 1.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
蒸馏而非发酵的酒精饮料
蒸馏而非发酵的酒精饮料；酒；酒宴
In use
He bought a bottle of booze for the party.
There was plenty of booze at the wedding reception.
She quit drinking booze after the doctor's warning.
Connections
Collocations
- hit the booze
- 开始酗酒
- After losing his job, he hit the booze.失业后，他开始酗酒。
- on the booze
- 狂饮；酗酒
- He's been on the booze all weekend.他整个周末都在狂饮。
- booze cruise
- （去国外或免税店）买酒之旅
- They went on a booze cruise to Calais.他们去了加来，来了一趟买酒之旅。
- free booze
- 免费酒水
- There was free booze at the party.派对上有免费酒水。
- booze-up
- 痛饮；纵酒聚会
- We had a booze-up to celebrate the win.我们痛饮了一场来庆祝胜利。
- booze and drugs
- 酒精和毒品
Learner notes
Memory Tip
booze里的两个o像两瓶烈酒，看到booze就想像两瓶威士忌，记住它指烈酒。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：朋友闲聊、酒吧或聚会、非正式邮件或消息 booze 是非正式用语，通常用于日常口语或轻松的非正式场合，多指烈酒或含酒精饮料。正式写作、学术或商务语境中较少使用，建议改用 alcohol 或 liquor 等更中性的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在美式发音中都以 /uːz/ 音结尾，和 booze（/buːz/）押韵。注意形近词：books /bʊks/、boost /buːst/、booth /buːθ/、boast /boʊst/ 虽然拼写相似，但不押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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