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mead 作“蜂蜜酒”讲时通常为不可数名词；酿造可说 make mead 或 brew mead。
They make mead from honey and water.
他们用蜂蜜和水酿造蜂蜜酒。
蜂蜜酒
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蜂蜜酒
an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and water
They make mead from honey and water.
他们用蜂蜜和水酿造蜂蜜酒。
用蜂蜜和水发酵制成的酒精饮料。
An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
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由发酵的蜂蜜和水制成的饮料
made of fermented honey and water
Mead is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world.
蜂蜜酒是世界上最古老的酒精饮料之一。
He offered me a cup of mead after dinner.
晚饭后他递给我一杯蜂蜜酒。
The tavern serves mead in large clay cups.
这家酒馆用大陶杯供应蜂蜜酒。
mead 作“蜂蜜酒”讲时通常为不可数名词；酿造可说 make mead 或 brew mead。
They make mead from honey and water.
他们用蜂蜜和水酿造蜂蜜酒。
要表达“一杯蜂蜜酒”，用 a glass of mead。
She ordered a glass of mead.
她点了一杯蜂蜜酒。
此处的 mead 指“草地”，是可数名词，复数形式为 meads。
The sheep were grazing in the mead.
羊群在草地上吃草。
Not this
Mead is made of honey and water.
Use this
Mead is made from honey and water.
蜂蜜酒（mead）是由蜂蜜发酵而成的饮料，蜂蜜在成品中已不是原本形态。be made from 表示成品看不出原材料原貌，be made of 表示材料仍可辨认，所以这里应用 from。
Not this
The cows are grazing in the mead.
Use this
The cows are grazing in the meadow.
作“草地”讲时，mead 是古语或诗歌用词，现代英语常用 meadow 表示草地或牧场。在现代普通句子里把 mead 当“草地”用会显得不自然，应改用 meadow。
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喝蜂蜜酒
The Vikings drank mead at their feasts.
维京人在宴会上喝蜂蜜酒。
一杯蜂蜜酒
She ordered a glass of mead with her meal.
她点了一杯蜂蜜酒配餐。
甜蜂蜜酒
Sweet mead is a good choice for beginners.
甜蜂蜜酒是初学者的好选择。
干型蜂蜜酒
Dry mead is a good option if you don't like sweet drinks.
如果你不喜欢甜酒，干型蜂蜜酒是个不错的选择。
自酿蜂蜜酒
He brought a bottle of homemade mead to the party.
他带了一瓶自酿蜂蜜酒来参加聚会。
宴饮大厅
The story begins in a great mead hall.
故事从一个宏伟的宴饮大厅开始。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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联想：mead 与 meadow（草地）同以 mead 开头——草地上摆着蜂蜜酒，看到 mead 就浮现这片草地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical or fantasy settings、craft beverage discussions 这里指蜂蜜酒。该词多用于历史或奇幻题材的叙述，以及精酿饮料的讨论；在日常会话中不算特别常见，但也不显得生硬。整体语气为中性，正式度一般。
mead 作“蜂蜜酒”解时通常不可数；作“草地”解时可数，常用复数 meads。
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