| 词汇 | teetotal |
| 释义 | teetotal adjective uk /ˌtiːˈtəʊ.təl/ us /ˌtiːˈtoʊ.t̬əl/ never drinking alcohol or opposed to the drinking of alcohol绝对戒酒的;反对喝酒的 Synonym on the wagoninformal Compare dryadjective(NO ALCOHOL) abstemiousformal Drunkenness & sobriety alky battered beer goggles binge drinker binge drinking blasted drunk dial hard drinker have a few (too many)idiom in a drunken stupor inebriate inebriated muzzy rat-arsed ripped roaring drunkidiom shit-faced slaughtered smashed whacked Related wordsteetotaller teetotaler Examples of teetotalteetotal Though teetotal, he seems to have been drinking to give himself courage for the evening's activities. Where the gentleman must drink to retain his difference from the crowding middle classes, the drinker, in the teetotal ethos, must renounce the crowd by renouncing drink. It is no use trying to introduce repressive legislation to compel people to be teetotal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The extremes of my teetotal family may be too much for most, but people should be aware of the dangers of alcohol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This would include teetotal societies amalgamated with teetotal societies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They argue, say, that the promotion of teashops, whether teetotal or otherwise, is not a charitable purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These averages include both non-smoking and teetotal households. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is that the nation should become teetotal and non-smoking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is perfectly useless to speak of those who desire the discontinuance of the supply of beer as teetotal fanatics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a question of teetotal fanaticism, it is a question of the shortage of food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let the teetotals and licensed victuallers and all the rest—we all want to get rid of this evil—let us do it properly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He certainly would disapprove: he is almost teetotal and a fitness fiend, as are some of the other officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am virtually teetotal and it offends me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, he may be a man of very strong and even intemperate teetotal views. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be a tremendous teetotal agitation carried on, and there will be great defensive action on the part of the publicans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of teetotal These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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