drink
noun/drɪŋk/
Слово англійською: drink
Переклад drink українською: напі́й, алкого́льні напо́ї, ка́рта напо́їв, безалкого́льні напо́ї
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a liquid for drinking; an amount of a liquid that you drink
- Can I have a drink?
- Do you want a drink?
- a hot/cold drink
- Passengers were left without food and drink for hours.
- There are snacks and fizzy drinks in the kitchen.
- We were offered free drinks to make up for the wait.
- drink of something a drink of water
- drink from something She took a drink from the glass and then put it down.
- [countable, uncountable] alcohol or an alcoholic drink; something that you drink on a social occasion
- for a drink They went for a drink together.
- Are you coming for a drink with us after work?
- There were free drinks at the bar for everyone.
- The drinks are on me (= I'll pay for them).
- He poured a stiff drink (= a very strong drink).
- her battle with drink and drugs
- (British English) He's got a drink problem.
- (British English) They came home the worse for drink (= drunk).
- She took to drink (= often drank too much alcohol) after her marriage broke up.
- drinks[plural] a social occasion where you have alcoholic drinks
- Would you like to come for drinks on Sunday?
- a drinks party
Word OriginOld English drincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken.
Idioms
the demon drink
- (British English, humorous) alcoholic drink
drive somebody to drink
- to make somebody so worried, annoyed or upset that they lose control of their behaviour, especially by drinking too much alcohol
- The stress drove her to drink and put a strain on her marriage.
- (humorous) Dragging kids through airports is enough to drive you to drink.
meat and drink to somebody (British English)
- something that somebody enjoys very much
- This degree of chaos is meat and drink to Guy.
- something that is a normal thing to deal with for somebody
- This kind of research task is meat and drink to these students.