alcohol
/ ?lk?h?l; US -h?l; ˋ?lk?h?l/ n
[U] (a) colourless liquid that can cause drunkenness, contained in drinks such as beer, wine, brandy and whisky 酒精. (b) this liquid used as a solvent and fuel 乙醇.
[U] drinks containing this 含酒精的飲料; 酒: prohibit the sale of alcohol 禁止售酒 * I never touch (ie drink drinks that contain) alcohol. 我從不喝酒.
[U, C] chemical compound of the same type as alcohol 醇.
> alcoholic / ?lk?h?l?k; US -?h?l-; ?lk?ˋh?l?k/ adj
1 of or containing alcohol 酒精的; 含酒精的: ,alcoholic `drinks 含酒精的飲料 * Home-made wine can be very alcoholic. 自制的酒有的酒性很烈.
2 [attrib 作定語] caused by drinking alcohol 由喝酒引起的: be in an,alcoholic `stupor 醉得不省人事. n person who drinks too much alcohol or suffers from alcoholism 飲酒過度的人; 酒鬼; 酒精中毒的人.
alcoholism / -?z?m; -?z?m/ n [U] (disease caused by) continual heavy drinking of alcohol 酒精中毒（癥）.