Word · Frequency #22750
tippling
小酌；少量饮酒
tippling is the present participle of tipple.
核心释义
drink moderately but regularly
- 1.
零售酒精饮料。
To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.
- 2.
饮酒过度。
To drink too much alcohol.
- 3.
经常或习惯性地饮酒,但不过量。
To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
- 4.
把(干草等)捆成捆以便晾干。
To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
- 5.
倒下；倒塌。
To fall over; to topple.
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。
用法In use
My uncle tipples a small glass of whisky every evening after dinner.
用法提示：tipple 作及物动词，使用第三人称单数 tipples，表示‘习惯性地少量饮酒’。
Instead of heavy drinking, she prefers to tipple slowly through the evening.
用法提示：tipple 作不及物动词，用于不定式 to tipple，强调少量而有节制地饮酒。
The two friends were tippling at a corner table when the rain started.
用法提示：tipple 用过去进行时 were tippling，表示当时正在少量饮酒。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tipple 以 tip 开头，像轻举酒杯小口喝，习惯性少量饮酒。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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