alcohol
UK ['æl.kə.hɒl] US [-hɑ:l] noun uncountable
IMPROVER
■a colourless liquid which can make you drunk, and which is also used as a solvent (= a substance that dissolves another) and in fuel and medicines 酒；酒精，乙醇•Most wines contain between 10% and 15% alcohol.大多数的葡萄酒酒精含量都在10%到15%之间。 •I could smell the alcohol on his breath.我能闻到他呼出的酒气。 •an alcohol- free lager不含酒精的淡啤酒 |