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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。
小酌；少量饮酒
tippled — past of tipple
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小酌；少量饮酒
drink moderately but regularly
He tipples at the local pub every Friday.
他每周五都在当地的小酒馆小酌。
零售酒精饮料。
To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.
饮酒过度。
To drink too much alcohol.
经常或习惯性地饮酒,但不过量。
To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
把(干草等)捆成捆以便晾干。
To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
tipple
Base
原形
tipples
3rd person
第三人称单数
tippling
-ing
现在分词
tippled
Past
过去式
tippled
Past participle
过去分词
He tipples a glass of wine every evening.
他每晚习惯性地喝一小杯葡萄酒。
Grandpa tippled a bit at the party last night.
爷爷昨晚在聚会上小酌了几杯。
She is tippling her favorite liqueur.
她正在小口喝着她最喜欢的利口酒。
tipple 指习惯性地少量饮酒，常含诙谐或委婉语气。
My uncle tipples a small glass of whisky every evening after dinner.
我叔叔每天晚饭后都会小酌一小杯威士忌。
Instead of heavy drinking, she prefers to tipple slowly through the evening.
她不喜欢狂饮，而是喜欢在晚上慢慢小酌。
The two friends were tippling at a corner table when the rain started.
两个朋友正坐在角落的桌子旁小酌，这时下起了雨。
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。
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。
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’。
After work, he likes to have a tipple.
下班后，他喜欢喝一杯。
Not this
I like to tipple tea in the afternoon.
Use this
I like to drink tea in the afternoon.
“tipple”特指有规律地少量饮酒，不能用于茶等非酒精饮料；表示一般意义的“喝”应用“drink”。
Not this
He tippled a beer at the party last night.
Use this
He drank a beer at the party last night.
“tipple”强调习惯性地适量饮酒，一次性的动作要用“drink”或“have”，否则听起来不自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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？
喝一杯；小酌
Shall we have a tipple before the show?
演出前我们喝一杯好吗？
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。
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。
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？
喝一杯；小酌
Grandpa likes to have a little tipple before bed.
爷爷喜欢睡前喝一小杯。
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tipple 以 tip 开头，像轻举酒杯小口喝，习惯性少量饮酒。
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。
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。
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