alcohol
noun [ U ] uk/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ us/ˈæl.kə.hɑːl/
A2 酒;酒精，乙醇
a clear liquid that can make you drunk, also used as a solvent (= a substance that dissolves another) and in fuel and medicines
Most wines contain around twelve percent alcohol. 大多数的葡萄酒酒精含量都在12%左右。
I could smell the alcohol on his breath. 我能闻到他呼出的酒气。
an alcohol-free lager 不含酒精的淡啤酒
- More examples
- He's under doctor's orders to cut down on fatty food and to drink no alcohol for at least six months.
- No thanks, I never touch alcohol.
- 28 percent of people asked thought that the advertising of tobacco and alcohol should be banned.
- The situation was made more volatile by the fact that people had been drinking a lot of alcohol.
- Experts say that women should not drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week.