Word · Frequency #25302
teetotal
戒酒;滴酒不沾
practice teetotalism; abstain completely from alcoholic drinks
In use
She is teetotal, so she always orders sparkling water at dinner.
He follows a teetotal lifestyle to stay fit.
My aunt has been teetotal since her twenties.
adj. be teetotal
teetotal 作形容词时意为“不喝酒的、滴酒不沾的”,常与 be 连用。名词义项在现代英语中很少单独作普通名词,表示“绝对戒酒主义”多用 teetotalism。
He has been teetotal since the doctor warned him about his liver.
自从医生警告他肝脏问题以后,他一直滴酒不沾。
adj. go teetotal
go teetotal 是常用搭配,表示“开始戒酒”,强调从喝酒到不喝酒的转变。
After the accident, she decided to go teetotal.
那次事故后,她决定戒酒。
v. teetotal (no object)
teetotal 也可作不及物动词,意为“戒酒、不喝酒”,但这一用法比形容词少见。
Many at the party teetotal and stick to soft drinks.
聚会上很多人不喝酒,只喝软饮料。
Common mistakes
He is a teetotal.He is teetotal.
teetotal 作形容词时表示“戒酒的”,作表语时直接跟在 be 动词后,不加冠词;作名词时表示“戒酒主义”,不可数,也不能加 a。
She teetotals alcohol.She teetotals.
teetotal 作动词时是不及物动词,后面不能直接跟宾语;表示“戒酒”时直接说 teetotal 即可。
Teetotal is good for health.Being teetotal is good for health.
teetotal 是形容词,不能单独作主语;需用动名词短语 being teetotal 作主语。
Connections
Collocations
- strictly teetotal
- 严格戒酒的;完全不喝酒的
- He has been strictly teetotal for over ten years.他已经严格戒酒十多年了。
- teetotal lifestyle
- 戒酒的生活方式
- She attributes her energy to her teetotal lifestyle.她把精力充沛归功于自己戒酒的生活方式。
- go teetotal
- 开始戒酒;戒酒
- After his doctor's warning, he went teetotal.在医生警告之后,他开始戒酒。
- remain teetotal
- 保持滴酒不沾;始终不喝酒
- Despite the pressure, she remained teetotal at the celebration.尽管有压力,她在庆祝活动上仍然滴酒不沾。
- teetotal household
- 戒酒的家庭;无人饮酒的家庭
- They grew up in a teetotal household and rarely saw alcohol.他们在无人饮酒的家庭长大,很少见到酒。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:tee(音同tea茶)+total(全部)——把酒全换成茶,完全不沾酒,就是teetotal。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:personal lifestyle descriptions、health or religious abstinence discussions、formal written profiles teetotal 作形容词时表示“滴酒不沾的、绝对戒酒的”,通常多用于较正式或书面语境,如个人习惯、健康或宗教戒酒等话题;日常口语中更常说 doesn't drink 或 sober。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 total 与 teetotal 的尾部读音相同(/ˈtəʊtəl/),是同韵词。注意这些以 -tal 结尾的形近词读音不同:mortal /ˈmɔːtəl/、capital /ˈkæpɪtəl/、hospital /ˈhɒspɪtəl/、vital /ˈvaɪtəl/,它们都不与 teetotal 押韵。
Learn the forms together
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