alcohol
US: /ˈæɫkəˌhɑɫ/
UK: /ˈælkəhˌɒl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
alcohol /'ælkəhɔl/- danh từ
- rượu cồn
- (định ngữ) (thuộc) cồn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]1 drinks such as beer, wine, etc. that can make people drunk: He never drinks alcohol. + For many young people drinking alcohol is a sign of 'growing up'. + alcohol abuse
2 the colourless liquid that is found in drinks such as beer, wine, etc. and is used in medicines, cleaning products, etc: Wine usually contains about 10% alcohol. + The food and drink industry has responded to the demand for low- and no-alcohol drinks. + levels of alcohol in the blood + He pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. + low-alcohol beer + Choose an alcohol-free skin toner if you have dry skin.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
spirits, liquor, the bottle, the cup that cheers, demon rum, John Barleycorn, Colloq booze, hard stuff, juice, moonshine, fire-water, Slang rot-gut, US and Canadian hooch:
Alcohol and driving do not mix.
Collocation
ADJ.
excess/excessive
the dangers of excessive alcohol
| pure
Is it possible for cars to run on pure alcohol?
QUANT.
drop, unit
You need to be careful how many units of alcohol you drink in a week.
| level
The driver had more than the permitted level of alcohol in his blood.
VERB + ALCOHOL
consume, drink | avoid, keep off, not touch, stay off
I haven't touched a drop of alcohol for three weeks.
| abuse
(formal) Most drinkers do not abuse alcohol at all.
ALCOHOL + NOUN
content, level
It can take a long time for blood alcohol levels to fall.
| consumption, intake, use | abuse, addiction, misuse | problem
People can find it hard to admit they have an alcohol problem.
PHRASES
low alcohol
(= containing very little alcohol)a low alcohol beer
Concise dictionary
alcohols'ælkəhɒlnoun
+a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
+any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
