lees

lees — 名詞

1. the fine-grained deposits that collect on the floor of a barrel or bottle holdin

1.名詞C1
釋義

酒渣；沉澱物

酒桶或瓶底殘留的固體微粒

the fine-grained deposits that collect on the floor of a barrel or bottle holding fermented drinks such as wine, beer, or cider, either during the production stage or after long storage.

例句

The winemaker poured off the clear wine, leaving the lees behind in the barrel.

釀酒人把澄清的葡萄酒倒出來，將酒渣留在桶底。

leave the lees behind in [container]

Bao noticed a thick layer of lees at the bottom of his homemade cider jar.

Bao 發現自製蘋果酒罐底部積了一層厚厚的沉澱物。

layer of lees at the bottom of

常見搭配
  • leave the lees
  • settle as lees
  • filter out the lees
  • strain the lees
  • layer of lees
  • age on the lees
  • rich in lees
  • cloudy with lees
同義詞
  • dregs

    more general term for any unwanted solid left at the bottom; less technical and slightly more negative in connotation

  • sediment

    broader term that covers solid matter in any liquid, not limited to alcoholic drinks or fermentation

  • grounds

    used only for coffee sediment; never used for wine or beer

文法句型

the lees

leave the lees

settle as lees

用法筆記

Always used in the plural form and takes a plural verb. Commonly paired with verbs like 'settle', 'leave', 'filter', and 'pour off'. In winemaking contexts, 'sur lie' (French for 'on the lees') describes a technique where wine is aged in contact with the lees for added complexity.

常見錯誤

The lees is thick and dark.
The lees are thick and dark.
'Lees' requires a plural verb even though it refers to a single mass of sediment.
The lees has settled at the bottom.
The lees have settled at the bottom.
Always use 'have', 'were', 'are' with 'lees', never 'has', 'was', or 'is'.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • wine lees
  • beer lees
  • cider lees

副詞搭配

  • naturally (the lees settle naturally)
  • slowly (the lees settle slowly over weeks)

常用片語

  • aged on the lees
  • full of lees
  • cloudy with lees

介系詞搭配

  • in the lees
  • from the lees
  • on the lees (sur lie)