juicer
juicer — 名詞
- juicersingular
- juicersplural
1. a kitchen appliance that separates juice from the pulp of fruit and vegetables
果汁機
榨取水果或蔬菜汁液的機器
a kitchen appliance that separates juice from the pulp of fruit and vegetables
Padma bought a new juicer and made fresh orange juice every morning.
Padma 買了一台新果汁機，每天早上榨新鮮柳橙汁。
collocation: buy a juicer + make fresh juice
Quinn dropped apple slices into the juicer and watched the juice flow out.
Quinn 把蘋果片放進果汁機，看著果汁流出來。
pattern: drop [food] into the juicer
The juicer was so loud that the baby woke up crying.
果汁機聲音太大，把嬰兒嚇醒大哭。
Lucía took the juicer apart and rinsed every piece in warm water.
Lucía 把果汁機拆開，用溫水沖洗每個零件。
collocation: take apart + rinse every piece
Baraka pressed half a lemon onto the juicer and twisted it firmly.
Baraka 把半顆檸檬壓在果汁機上，用力扭轉。
- electric juicer
- manual juicer
- citrus juicer
- buy a juicer
- clean the juicer
- put through a juicer
- blender
a blender mixes ingredients together; a juicer separates juice from pulp
- food processor
a food processor chops and mixes many foods; a juicer only extracts liquid
- citrus press
a citrus press is a simple manual tool for citrus fruit; a juicer can be electric and handle many kinds of produce
2. someone who is in the habit of drinking far too much alcohol
酒鬼
俚語，指經常大量飲酒的人
someone who is in the habit of drinking far too much alcohol
Justin was known around town as a juicer who started drinking at noon.
Justin 在鎮上是出了名的酒鬼，中午就開始喝。
informal register: known as a juicer
Hoa's uncle was a juicer, and the family worried about his health.
Hoa 的叔叔是個酒鬼，全家都擔心他的健康。
The old man at the end of the bar was a well-known juicer.
酒吧角落那個老人是有名的酒鬼。
Ravindra admitted he was a juicer and finally agreed to get help.
Ravindra 承認自己是酒鬼，終於同意接受幫助。
collocation: admitted he was a juicer
Alessia told her brother that being a juicer was destroying his health.
Alessia 對弟弟說，這樣當酒鬼會把身體喝垮。
- known as a juicer
- a bit of a juicer
- a real juicer
- drunkard
more formal and literary than 'juicer'
- alcoholic
a clinical and more serious term; 'juicer' is casual slang
- heavy drinker
more common in everyday speech; 'juicer' sounds dated
- lush
American informal slang, more widely used today than 'juicer'
- teetotaller
someone who never drinks alcohol at all
- abstainer
someone who chooses not to drink alcohol
用法筆記
Informal and somewhat old-fashioned. In everyday speech today, people more often say 'heavy drinker.'