brandy

brandy — noun

1. a drink with a lot of alcohol, usually made from wine or fruit juice

1.名詞B2
釋義

a drink with a lot of alcohol, usually made from wine or fruit juice

例句

After dinner, Grandpa Lin poured a little brandy into a short glass.

pour brandy into a glass

The cake filling smelled of brandy and dried orange peel.

同義詞
  • spirit

    a broad category word for strong alcoholic drinks, not just this one

  • liquor

    mainly American and also broader because it includes many kinds of strong alcohol

  • cognac

    a particular kind of brandy from the Cognac region of France

文法句型

drink brandy

a glass of brandy

a bottle of brandy

add brandy to [food or drink]

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and common after drink, pour, or add, or in container phrases such as a glass of brandy. Some contexts allow a countable serving sense, but this entry keeps the general drink meaning.

常見錯誤

❌We bought two brandy for the party.
✅We bought two bottles of brandy for the party.
💡use a container word when you count this drink in the main sense.