lemonade
lemonade — 名詞
1. A drink made by mixing fresh lemon juice with water and sugar, served cold and w
檸檬水
檸檬汁加糖和水調製的無氣飲料
A drink made by mixing fresh lemon juice with water and sugar, served cold and without bubbles.
Talia made a pitcher of fresh lemonade for the summer picnic.
Talia 為夏日野餐做了一壺新鮮的檸檬水。
uncountable: a pitcher of lemonade as a mass noun
The café serves homemade lemonade with mint and ice.
這家咖啡廳供應加了薄荷和冰塊的自製檸檬水。
collocation: homemade lemonade
This lemonade is too sour — we need to add more sugar.
這檸檬水太酸了——我們需要多加點糖。
On hot days, the children sell lemonade from a small stand on the street.
大熱天，孩子們在街頭的小攤子賣檸檬水。
Grandma's lemonade recipe uses fresh lemons from her garden.
奶奶的檸檬水食譜用的是她菜園裡的新鮮檸檬。
- lemon squash
a concentrated syrup that you dilute with water, more common in the UK and Australia than the US
- citron pressé
a French version where fresh lemon juice is served with separate sugar syrup and water for you to mix at the table
用法筆記
In the US, this is the most common meaning of 'lemonade'. In the UK, you may need to say 'still lemonade' or 'traditional lemonade' to make clear that you mean the non-fizzy type.
常見錯誤
2. A cold, carbonated beverage that is sweet and has a strong lemon flavour, sold a
檸檬汽水
有氣泡的甜檸檬飲料
A cold, carbonated beverage that is sweet and has a strong lemon flavour, sold as a bottled or canned soda alternative.
Jiwoo ordered a can of lemonade with her lunch at the diner.
Jiwoo 在餐廳吃午餐時點了一罐檸檬汽水。
uncountable: a can of lemonade
The lemonade went flat after sitting open in the fridge for two days.
那瓶檸檬汽水在冰箱裡開著放了兩天就沒氣了。
collocation: go flat
Rafael poured two glasses of fizzy lemonade for the birthday party.
Rafael 為生日派對倒了兩杯有氣的檸檬汽水。
In the UK, lemonade usually has bubbles and is served cold.
在英國，檸檬汽水通常是有氣泡的，並且冰涼供應。
Wren bought a bottle of lemonade from the corner shop after school.
Wren 放學後在雜貨店買了一瓶檸檬汽水。
- lemon soda
the common American term for a carbonated, lemon-flavoured sweet drink
- sparkling lemonade
a clearer way to describe the fizzy version, especially in contexts where still lemonade is the default
- lemon fizz
a more informal or marketing-oriented term
用法筆記
This is the default meaning of 'lemonade' in the UK and Commonwealth countries. In the US, fizzy lemon drinks are usually called 'lemon soda', 'sparkling lemonade', or sold under brand names such as Sprite or 7Up.