| 单词 | teetotal |
| 释义 | teetotal adjective uk/ˌtiːˈtəʊ.təl/us/ˌtiːˈtoʊ.t̬əl/neverdrinkingalcoholoropposedto thedrinkingofalcohol 绝对戒酒的；反对喝酒的Synonym on thewagoninformal Compare dryadjective(NO ALCOHOL) abstemiousformal Drunkenness & sobriety
Examplesofteetotalteetotal Thoughteetotal, he seems to have been drinking to give himself courage for the evening's activities. From theCambridge English Corpus Where the gentleman must drink to retain his difference from the crowding middle classes, the drinker, in theteetotalethos, must renounce the crowd by renouncing drink. From theCambridge English Corpus It is no use trying to introduce repressive legislation to compel people to beteetotal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The extremes of myteetotalfamily may be too much for most, but people should be aware of the dangers of alcohol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This would includeteetotalsocieties amalgamated withteetotalsocieties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They argue, say, that the promotion of teashops, whetherteetotalor otherwise, is not a charitable purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These averages include both non-smoking andteetotalhouseholds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is that the nation should becometeetotaland non-smoking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is perfectly useless to speak of those who desire the discontinuance of the supply of beer asteetotalfanatics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a question ofteetotalfanaticism, it is a question of the shortage of food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let the teetotals and licensed victuallers and all the rest—we all want to get rid of this evil—let us do it properly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He certainly would disapprove: he is almostteetotaland a fitness fiend, as are some of the other officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am virtuallyteetotaland it offends me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, he may be a man of very strong and even intemperateteetotalviews. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be a tremendousteetotalagitation carried on, and there will be great defensive action on the part of the publicans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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