swill

swill
verb
  1. [with obj.](Brit.)wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it
    (英)用大量的水冲洗（地方，容器）
    I swilled out the mug.
    我把杯子冲洗了一下。
    ■cause (liquid) to swirl round in a container or cavity
    使（液体）在容器（或空腔内）摇晃
    she gently swilled her brandy round her glass.
    她轻轻地晃动着杯子里的白兰地。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial](of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface
    （液体）泼溅
    the icy water swilled round us.
    冰水在我们身边四溅。
  2. [with obj.]drink (something) greedily or in large quantities
    贪婪地喝；大量地喝
    they whiled away their evening swilling pints of bitter.
    他们一晚上都在一杯一杯地狂饮苦啤酒。
    [as adj. swilling]his beer-swilling pals.
    他那些狂饮啤酒的朋友们。
    ■accompany (food) with large quantities of drink
    边大量喝饮料边吃（东西）
    a feast swilled down with pints of cider.
    伴着一杯杯苹果酒吃掉的筵席。
noun
  1. [mass noun]kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs
    猪食；泔水
    ■alcohol of inferior quality
    劣质酒
    the beer was just warm swill.
    这啤酒不过是温热的劣质酒。
  2. a large mouthful of a drink
    一大口饮料
    a swill of ale.
    一大口麦芽酒。
派生
swiller
noun
  1. [usu. in combination]beer-swillers.
    啤酒鬼。
语源
  1. Old English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent
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