词汇释义
sipUK /sɪp/ US /sɪp/TEM8 GRE
verb, If you sip a drink or sip at it, you drink by taking just a small amount at a time.小口地喝，抿
noun, A sip is a small amount of drink that you take into your mouth.(饮料)一小口，一啜的量
外刊例句
1. The Battle of Trafalgar took place just off here in October 1805, which is something to think about as you snack on tuna carpaccio and sip your tinto de verano.(The Guardian - Travel)
2. Dr Orantes sits back in his chair, loosens his tie, takes a sip of cappuccino and announces grandly: "There are three factors: prohibited pesticides, combinations of pesticides, and no protection from pesticides".(The Guardian)
3. But it's cheap and you get to sip generous caipirinhas on a perfect beach shared with a just a few locals, which is surely the whole point of being there.(The Guardian - Travel)
4. foto-ruta.com Find out why you shouldn't turn your nose up at offal, what seasonal dishes to try at a kosher bakery and where to sip Italian craft beer on one of Katie Parla's food tours of Rome.(The Guardian - Travel)
5. In the fashionably overpriced Coffee Mania, women in furs sip green tea through surgically enhanced lips and keep their heavily mascara'd eyes peeled for a wealthy "sponsor".(The Guardian)
6. At the museum, a recreation of a traditional gin palace dubbed The Ginstitute, customers sip cocktails while learning about the chequered history of London Dry Gin from expert Jake Burger.(The Guardian)
7. Whether you sit at the old wooden back bar or take your cocktail upstairs to sip while you listen, the charcoal grill bar menu items (such as the grilled octopus) pair nicely with whiskey and song.(The Guardian - Travel）
8. As they sip their comforting brew, they may reflect on the claim that Europe is the largest donor of foreign aid, and how 2015 is supposedly the "European year of development".(The Guardian - Opinion)
9. They may even sip their macchiato or cappuccino while reading some of the thousands of pages of official documents and articles about how European nations and the EU institutions are working to strengthen "partnerships" with less developed nations.(The Guardian - Opinion)
10. The only alcohol usually served in church is a sip of nasty communion wine.(The Guardian)
11. Five liquids are lined up in shot glasses, and some of the guinea pigs are in visible distress as we take a sip.(The Guardian - Lifestyle)
12. The don't-call-them comebacks: politicians and activists who've tasted Tea Party's adoration and haven't given up on a second sip.(The Guardian - Opinion)
词汇搭配
little, small, tiny | careful, cautious, tentative | quick, slow | large, long | noisy | first | final, last sip
slowly | quietly, silently | calmly, casually sip
词汇来源
late 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from a source related to Low German sippen "to sip," or from Old English sypian "absorb, drink in," related to supan "to take into the mouth a little at a time" (see sup (v.2)). Related: Sipped; sipping.
近义词
drink, imbibe, sup
反义词
abundance, plenty, plentitude
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