quaff


vt. 大口地喝,痛饮

vi. 狂饮,痛饮

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quaff 豪饮

可能来自拟声词,模仿喝酒的声音。

英文词源

quaff (v.)
1510s (implied in quaffer), perhaps imitative, or perhaps from Low German quassen "to overindulge (in food and drink)," with -ss- misread as -ff-. Related: Quaffed; quaffing. The noun is attested by 1570s, from the verb.

中文解释

1. 谐音“夸父”,夸父追日,导致渴极痛饮。2. 夸父狂饮水,或马喝水的声音,贬义。

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1. I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
我去酒吧喝啤酒去了.
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2. His quaff , did a cup again then.
他一饮而尽, 接着又干了一杯.
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