whiskey

名词 whiskey:

1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
   同义词：whisky

1. A cocktail served in a tall glass and consisting of liquor, such as whiskey, mixed with water or a carbonated beverage.
   高杯酒一种在烈性酒例如威士忌中加入水或汽水的饮料，饮用时盛于高玻璃杯中
2. He's been drinking whiskey on the sly for thirty years.
   他暗中偷喝威士忌酒已有三十年了。
3. A fifth of whiskey, please.
   请给我五分之一加仑的威士忌酒。
4. Go on, be a devil. Try a whiskey for a change.
   来，大胆些，尝尝威士忌酒，换换口味。

whiskey 也作 whis.ky

n.（名词）
【复数】 whis.keys 也作 whis.kies
An alcoholic liquor distilled from grain, such as corn, rye, or barley, and containing approximately 40 to 50 percent ethyl alcohol by volume.
威士忌酒：一种从谷类如玉米、黑麦或大麦等提炼出来含酒精液体，按容量包含约40%至50%的乙醇
A drink of such liquor.
一杯威士忌酒

来源：
From usquebaugh
源自 usquebaugh

Eitherwhiskey or, less frequently, whisky can be used to refer to spirits distilled in the United States. Some writers prefer to reservewhisky for spirits distilled in Great Britain, but there is no widespread agreement on this point.
无论是whiskey ，还是略为少见的 whisky 被用来指在美国提炼生产烈性酒。 有一些作家更倾向于将whisky 留作指在英国提炼生产的烈性酒， 不过就这一点并未形成普遍广泛一致意见