Word · Frequency #22750
tippled
小酌；少量饮酒
tippled is the past of tipple.
drink moderately but regularly
- 1.
To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.
零售酒精饮料。
- 2.
To drink too much alcohol.
饮酒过度。
- 3.
To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
经常或习惯性地饮酒,但不过量。
- 4.
To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
把(干草等)捆成捆以便晾干。
- 5.
To fall over; to topple.
倒下；倒塌。
零售酒精饮料。；饮酒过度。；经常或习惯性地饮酒,但不过量。；把(干草等)捆成捆以便晾干。；倒下；倒塌。
In use
My uncle tipples a small glass of whisky every evening after dinner.
Instead of heavy drinking, she prefers to tipple slowly through the evening.
The two friends were tippling at a corner table when the rain started.
subject + tipple
tipple 作不及物动词时表示习惯性地少量饮酒；主语后直接接谓语，不加宾语。
He tipples at the local pub every Friday.
他每周五都在当地的小酒馆小酌。
subject + tipple + object
tipple 作及物动词时，后接所饮的酒，表示习惯性地少量饮用。
She tippled some sherry before dinner.
她晚餐前喝了一点雪利酒。
have a tipple
tipple 作名词指‘含酒精的饮料’；have a tipple 是常见搭配，意为‘喝一杯酒’。
Connections
Collocations
- favourite tipple
- 最爱的含酒饮料；最常喝的酒
- What's your favourite tipple?你最喜欢喝什么酒？
- have a tipple
- 喝一杯；小酌
- Shall we have a tipple before the show?演出前我们喝一杯好吗？
- a little tipple
- 少量酒；一小杯酒
- He's never without a little tipple in his hip flask.他的小酒壶里总少不了点酒。
- tipple regularly
- 经常少量饮酒
- He tipples regularly at the bar after work.他下班后经常在酒吧小酌。
Idioms & figurative uses
- What's your tipple?
- 你想喝点什么？（英式口语，询问对方爱喝的酒）I'm buying this round—what's your tipple?这一轮我请客——你想喝点什么？
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tipple 以 tip 开头，像轻举酒杯小口喝，习惯性少量饮酒。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、humorous or light-hearted writing、personal anecdotes about drinking habits tipple 通常带有轻松、幽默或委婉的语气，多用于口语和非正式文字，表示习惯性地少量饮酒；正式或严肃文体中较少出现。名词形式表示酒或含酒饮料，也多见于非正式表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tipple /ˈtɪpəl/ 押韵（重读元音及后续音相同）的有 ripple、stipple、cripple、nipple、triple，均读 /ˈ...pəl/。注意 simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ 拼写相近，但中间有 /m/，与 tipple 押韵不完全相同；apple /ˈæpəl/、people /ˈpiːpəl/ 仅拼写以 -ple 结尾，读音差异更大。
Learn the forms together
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