| 词汇 | swizzle |
| 释义 | swizzle noun[ C ] uk /ˈswɪz.əl/ us /ˈswɪz.əl/ swizzlenoun[C] (DRINK)a mixed alcoholic drink, usually containing rum (= a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of the sugar cane plant): The bar is famous for its rum swizzle. A swizzle is a tall, traditionally rum-based cocktail filled with cracked ice. Cocktails Bloody Mary Buck's Fizz caipirinha cocktail cosmopolitan gimlet highball julep kir manhattan mint julep mixology mocktail mojito orgeat shaker shrub spritz spritzer swizzle stick swizzlenoun[C] (SPIN)an act of spinning or turning: The position of the seats makes it impossible to see who is coming into the bar without doing a 180-degree swizzle. Revolving, rotating and spinning around around and aroundidiom backspin birl centrifugal reel revolving rotary rotate rotation rotational spin spiral swim swing swivel twirl twirling twirly underspin swizzlenoun[C] (SMALL AMOUNT)a small amount of something, especially food, that is added in a circular shape to something as a decoration or to add to the taste: Serve the pancakes with a swizzle of honey and a generous squeeze of lime juice. A pot of minestrone is not complete without adding a swizzle of homemade pesto into the finished soup. Compare drizzle Cookery terms amandine au gratin cuisine curdle Dutched extra-rare farci lemony mirepoix mise en place niçoise Normande tbsp. temper tsp. uncooked unstrained à la grecque à la king à la mode swizzlenoun[C] (TRICK)UKinformalold-fashioned a situation in which someone tricks another person or tries to get money from them dishonestly or unfairly: One great media swizzle is comparing two risks that are massively different in scale. £10 for a lemonade? What a swizzle! Synonym swizz Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp prankishly prankster pretext pretextual pull swizzle verb uk /ˈswɪz.əl/ us /ˈswɪz.əl/ swizzleverb (MIX)[ I or T ] to mix a drink or other liquid: Swizzle and blend the mixture until fairly thick and like a soup. Swizzle once and sip through a straw. Mixing and mixtures amalgam be neither one thing nor the otheridiom blend blend in/blend into something blender blitz crossed decoction emulsion guaraná homogeneous mixture meld methylate mingle mosaic mush saturated solution scramble substance synthesis swizzleverb (SPIN)[ I or T ] to spin or turn, or to make someone or something spin or turn: The dancer swizzled through the air as if thrown there by a majorette. He handed me the earrings and I swizzled them in the palm of my hand. Revolving, rotating and spinning around around and aroundidiom backspin birl centrifugal reel revolving rotary rotate rotation rotational spin spiral swim swing swivel twirl twirling twirly underspin swizzleverb (TRICK)[ T ]UKinformal to trick a person, company, etc., especially in order to get money from them dishonestly or unfairly: The couple are famous for trying to swizzle a game show. The company claims that it was swizzled by the government. Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp prankishly prankster pretext pretextual pull |
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