I don't drink (=used to say that you never drink alcohol) "Would you like a glass of luine?" "No thanks, I don't drink. I'll have an orange juice." drinking - drank - have drunk
A Don't say 'I don't drink alcohol', just ! say I don't drink.
something that you drink
drinfc /dnrjk/ [n C/Uj something that you drink: "Would you like a drink?" ' Yes, I'll have some lemonade please." a drinlc of milk/water etc Giue the children a drink of milk and something to eat.
food and drink(s) (-things to eat and drink) You can bring your own food and drink to the picnic.
Qsomething to drink S\m()ii) i?
drirjk especially spokln a drink: I'm really thirsty. Let's stop for something to drink.
when you need a drink
thirsty ,03:rsti (adj not usually before noun] if you are thirsty, you feel that you want to drink something: I'm really thirsty, let's have a drink, feel thirsty The nuts were salty and they made me feel thirsty.
thirsty - thirstier - thirstiest
В
thirst (h:rst [n singular/U] the feeling you have when you want a drink very much: The soldiers suffered constantly from hunger and thirst.
to drink alcohol
have a drink /h*v э dnrjk to drink
something alcoholic. We had a few drinks drinks that contain alcohol
alcohol /■aelkaholl-ho:!.' [n U] drinks that contain alcohol - a word used especially in rules and warnings about alcoholic drinks:
We're not allowed to serue alcohol to people under 18. alcoholic (ielbholiM|-'h:):l-/ [adj] containing alcohoclass="underline" You can't seli alcoholic drinks unless you have a licence.
drink dnrjk [n C] a drink that contains alcohoclass="underline" "Con I offer you a drink?" "I'll have a gin and tonic please." I After a few drinks. / began to feel better.
go (out) for a drink (=go somewhere
such as a bar to drink alcohol) Do you feel like going out for a drink tonight?
^^ In British English, drink can also be an uncountable noun, meaning alcoholic drinks in generaclass="underline" An enormous amount of drink is consumed over the Christmas period.
J
booze ''Ьи:/. [n U] informal drinks that
contain alcohoclass="underline" The doctor told Jimmy ю stay off the booze for a while.
liquor tlN,-v (n U] esplhai ly american
drinks that contain alcohol, especially strong alcoholic drinks: Lambert spends all his money on liquor and gambling. I a liquor store
hard liquor (^strong alcoholic drinks)
В drinks that do not contain alcohol
sojt drink '.soft dni]k||,s3:ft- [n C] a cold drink, such as orange juice, which does not contain alcohoclass="underline" Do you want a beer;
or would you prefer a soft drink9
non-alcoholic ,nnn aelbholiM|-'h:>:-
[adj] a non-alcoholic drink does not contain alcohoclass="underline" I've bought some nonalcoholic drinks for the drivers. I nonalcoholic wine
low-alcohol /,1зо selkohDU||-h.i:U \adj
only before noun] low-alcohol beer or wine contains very little alcohoclass="underline" There is a qrow\ng market for low-alcohol beers.
drinks that contain gas or do not contain gas
fizzy especially bruish carbonated
especially american ,'t'lZl, 'kai'banClt^d. [adj]
fizzy drinks have gas in them: fizzy lemonade I carbonated mineral water
sparkling spa:rklir)( [adj only before noun] sparkling wine has gas in it: Californian sparkling wine
still British uncarbonated american
stil. An'ka:rb^neitid {adjl still drinks do not have gas in them: Do you prefer still mineral water?
flat 'fla?t [adj] if a drink that should contain gas is flat, there is no gas left in it go /lat (=become flat) I opened this can of beer yesterday and now it's gone flat.
what people say when
they drink alcohol together
Qcheers spoken say this as you
raise your glass when you are drinking with someone: Cheers, everyone!
О he re's to hior7 t u:/ spoken say this
when you want other people to drink with you to wish someone happiness or success: Here's to Clare and Malcolm1 May they have a long and happy married life!
DRIVE
see pages 21 5-21 7
DRUGS
dangerous or illegal drugs that people take to get pleasure
if you mean 'drugs used to treat illnesses', go to medical treatment
see also crime, drink
D drugs
drug ;dr.\g/ jn C] an illegal substance that people take for pleasure, or because they cannot stop taking it: He was arrested for selling drugs. I с big advertising campaign to warn teenagers about the dangers of drugs
Hard drug (=a powerful illegal drug that can make you very ill or kill you) hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine soft drug (=an illegal drug that is less dangerous than a hard drug) Seuen out of ten teenagers said they had tried soft drugs
You can also use drug before a noun,
like an adjective: Politicians who are demanding changes in the drug laws. I о clinic for people with drug problems
narcotics ,na:r kotrks||- ka:-/ [n plural] espf-
cialiy american illegal drugs: Laws govern- ing the sale of narcotics vary from state to state.
Narcotics is used especially by the police and in law courts in the US. You can also use narcotics before a noun, like an adjective: The narcotics business is worth billions of dollars.
to take drugs
take /teik la V to put an illegal drug into your body: Scot admitted that he some times took ecstasy at parties, take drugs He started taking drugs when he was 16. taking - took - have taken
be on Sth bi: 'on (sth)||-'a:n-/ [phrasal verb T] to take a drug regularly, especially because you cannot stop taking it: How long has she been on heroin? be on drugs John is now a living skeleton as he has been on drugs.
be high on sth/bi: hai on (sth), informal to behave or talk in a very excited or happy way because of the effect of a drug Paul lugs high on LSD.