highball

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n. 掺了姜汁啤酒的威士忌, 掺了苏打水的威士忌

发音

AU

词形变化

highballs 复数 highballs highballed highballing highballs 三单 highballing 现在分词 highballed 过去式 highballed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.

  2. 2.

    An all clear or full speed ahead signal.

    美国 交通
  3. 3.

    A very high bouldering problem, often with a hard landing.

    体育

    2014, EpicTV.com Austrian all rounder Alex Luger climbs what he describes as a highball boulder problem and what most people would call a solo.

  4. 4.

    Clipping of highball glass, a tall glass tumbler used for serving highballs.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.

    If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200.

  2. 2.

    To move quickly; to hightail.

    美国 过时 俚语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mixed drink

下位词 9

zombie collins sling cobbler gin and tonic julep mint julep Tom Collins zombi

相关短语

highball glass [网络] 高球杯；海波杯；杯中 highball glasses

词源

From high + ball, of the same railroad origins as lowball.

来源：wiktionary