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drinking of [something]
正式用法，表示饮用某物的行为。
The drinking of alcohol is prohibited in this park.
这个公园禁止饮酒。
饮用；喝酒
drinkings — plural of drinking
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
饮用；喝酒
The act of consuming a drink, especially alcohol.
The drinking of alcohol is prohibited in this park.
这个公园禁止饮酒。
饮用的行为或场合,尤指饮用酒精饮料。
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
Drinking plenty of water is essential for good health.
喝大量的水对健康至关重要。
He quit drinking after the accident.
事故后他戒酒了。
The doctor advised him to reduce his drinking.
医生建议他减少饮酒量。
正式用法，表示饮用某物的行为。
The drinking of alcohol is prohibited in this park.
这个公园禁止饮酒。
形容词修饰drinking，描述饮酒的程度或类型。
Excessive drinking can damage your liver.
过量饮酒会损害肝脏。
drinking作定语，修饰名词，表示用于饮用的或与饮用相关的。
Drinking water should be kept clean.
饮用水应保持清洁。
Not this
Drink is harmful to health.
Use this
Drinking is harmful to health.
用 drink 作为名词表示“喝酒”这一行为是错误的；drink 作为名词通常指具体的饮料或一份酒，而表示活动应用动名词 drinking。
Not this
He has many drinkings every week.
Use this
He has many drinks every week.
drinking 作为名词是不可数的，不能加 -s 表示次数或份数；应使用可数名词 drink 表示“一杯酒”或“一次饮酒”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大量饮酒
Heavy drinking can lead to serious health problems.
大量饮酒会导致严重的健康问题。
酗酒；狂饮
Binge drinking is common among college students.
酗酒在大学生中很常见。
饮用水
Clean drinking water is essential for survival.
干净的饮用水对生存至关重要。
酗酒问题
She admitted she had a drinking problem.
她承认自己有酗酒问题。
法定饮酒年龄
The legal drinking age in the US is 21.
美国的法定饮酒年龄是21岁。
社交饮酒
Social drinking is part of many cultures.
社交饮酒是许多文化的一部分。
酗酒问题
He was fired because of his drinking problem.
他因酗酒问题被解雇了。
酒友
They’ve been drinking buddies since college.
他们从大学起就是酒友。
牛饮，酗酒
At the party, he was drinking like a fish.
聚会上，他喝得像条鱼一样。
在洛杉矶喝酒，在洛杉矶破晓时分喝酒。
I heard the song 'Drinking in L.A.' on the radio.
我在收音机里听到了《在洛杉矶喝酒》这首歌。
Use drinkings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
举杯畅饮的画面，drinking 就是喝酒的动作。
混合语体：指喝酒时常见于社交场合；指饮水时用于日常语境
All listed words share the spelling chunk 'ink' and rhyme with 'drinking' because their stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following consonant cluster /ŋkɪŋ/ match. Words like 'ink' and 'link' share the spelling but are one-syllable and do not rhyme.
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