bartend

IPA/ˈbɑː.tend/
IPA/ˈbɑːr.tend/

bartend — 動詞

  • bartendpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bartends3rd person singular
  • bartending-ing form
  • bartendedpast simple

1. to pour drinks and serve customers from behind a bar, typically on a casual or s

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

調酒；站吧檯

在吧檯調配飲料並供應

to pour drinks and serve customers from behind a bar, typically on a casual or short-term basis

例句

Bilal bartended at his cousin's wedding reception all evening.

Bilal 在他表姐的婚宴上幫忙調了一整晚的酒。

Evelyn learned to bartend by watching online tutorials before the house party.

Evelyn 在家裡派對前看網路教學學會了怎麼調酒。

intransitive: bartend at/by/for [event/occasion]

常見搭配
  • bartend at a wedding
  • bartend for a party
  • bartend at the bar
同義詞
  • mix drinks

    focuses on the act of combining ingredients rather than the full bar service

  • serve drinks

    broader and less specific; can apply to any setting, not just a bar

文法句型

bartend (no direct object)

用法筆記

The subject is usually a person who performs the activity temporarily or informally — the focus is on the act of making and serving drinks, not the professional status.

常見錯誤

She bartends a cocktail.
She bartends at the new cocktail lounge.
'bartend' is intransitive; it does not take the drink name as a direct object.
I bartend in last summer.
I bartended last summer.
'bartend' is a regular verb; the past tense is 'bartended', not 'bartend' + time phrase.

2. to work as a professional bartender, with the occupation of making and serving d

2.動詞不及物B1
釋義

當酒保

以調酒與服務客人為職業

to work as a professional bartender, with the occupation of making and serving drinks to customers in a bar, restaurant, or club

例句

Antonia has been bartending at the rooftop bar for almost three years now.

Antonia 在頂樓酒吧站吧檯已經將近三年了。

present perfect continuous: has been bartending at [place]

Theo bartended his way through college by working nights at a sports pub.

Theo 靠大學時期晚上在運動酒吧當酒保來負擔學費。

collocation: bartend one's way through [situation]

常見搭配
  • bartend at a lounge
  • bartend professionally
  • bartend full-time
  • bartend for a living
同義詞

文法句型

bartend (no direct object)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the continuous form ('bartending') to describe an ongoing occupation. Distinguished from sense 1 by the emphasis on employment status rather than a one-time or informal activity.

常見錯誤

He bartends since 2020.
He has been bartending since 2020.
to describe an occupation that started in the past and continues, use the present perfect continuous.

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常用片語

  • bartend one's way through college
  • learn to bartend

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