hard cider
hard cider — 名詞
1. a drink containing alcohol, made by letting pressed apple juice turn sour and bu
蘋果酒
蘋果汁發酵製成的含酒精飲料
a drink containing alcohol, made by letting pressed apple juice turn sour and bubbly over time.
At the autumn fair, Noa poured cold hard cider into tall glasses for the guests.
在秋季園遊會上，Noa 把冰涼的蘋果酒倒進高腳杯，端給賓客。
uncountable: a drink poured by the glass
The orchard near town presses its own apples and sells hard cider every October.
鎮上附近的果園自己榨蘋果，每年十月都會賣蘋果酒。
collocation: presses apples / sells hard cider
Caleb ordered a glass of hard cider instead of beer with his roast pork.
Caleb 配著烤豬肉，點了一杯蘋果酒，而不是啤酒。
Antonia let the apple juice ferment for three weeks before the hard cider was ready.
Antonia 讓蘋果汁發酵三個星期，蘋果酒才釀好。
On cold evenings the old farmhouse smelled of woodsmoke and warm hard cider.
寒冷的夜晚，那間老農舍裡飄著柴火和溫熱蘋果酒的香氣。
- sweet cider
the American term for the non-alcoholic pressed apple juice
用法筆記
Common in American English, where plain 'cider' usually means the non-alcoholic apple drink; the word 'hard' marks the alcoholic version. In British English the alcoholic drink is simply 'cider'.