sloe gin

英：[sləu dʒɪn]

美：[slo dʒɪn]

n.

黑刺李杜松子酒

noun

a sweet reddish liqueur consisting of grain spirits flavored chiefly with sloes

The first known use of sloe gin was in 1895

powder1 of 2noun

dry material made up of fine particles

something (as a food, medicine, or cosmetic) made in or changed to the form of a powder

a solid explosive used in shooting or blasting

powder2 of 2verb

to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder

to crush to or become powder

slot machinenoun

a machine whose operation is begun when a coin is dropped into a slot

a coin-operated gambling machine that pays off for the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle

pretensionnoun

pretense sense 1

something one hopes to reach : aspiration, ambition

has serious pretensions as a writer

pretense sense 2

putty1 of 2noun

a soft cement (as for holding glass in a window frame)

putty2 of 2verb

to cement or seal up with putty

religionnoun

the service and worship of God or the supernatural

belief in or devotion to religious faith or observance

the state of a person in the religious life

a nun in her 20th year of religion

a set or system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and ways of doing things

a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held with faith and strong feeling

result1 of 2verb

to come about as an effect, consequence, or conclusion

disease results from infection

to have as an effect

the disease results in death

result2 of 2noun

something that comes about as an effect or end

a good or clear effect

this method gets results

something obtained by calculation or investigation

run1 of 2verb

to go at a pace faster than a walk

to take to flight : flee

made the enemy run

to move or allow to move freely about running around without a coat

chickens running loose

to go or cause to go rapidly or hurriedly

run and get the doctor

to go in pursuit of : chase

had run the woodchuck into its hole

to do something by or as if by running

run errands

to take part in a race

to be or cause to be a candidate in an election

ran for mayor

to move on or as if on wheels

to ravel lengthwise

stockings guaranteed not to run

to go back and forth

the bus runs every hour

to migrate or move in schoolsespecially: to go up a river to spawn

shad are running in the river

operate sense 1 left the engine running

I can run that machine

to cause to be treated or operated on : process

ran my program on the computer

to continue in force or operation the play ran for six months

the contract has two years to run

to pass into a specified condition

run into debt

to move as a liquid : flow

to dissolve and spread out

colors guaranteed not to run

to give off liquid

my nose is running

to tend to develop a specified quality or feature

one of those people who run to fat

extend sense 4

the boundary line runs east

to be in a certain form or order

to occur again and again a condition that runs in their family

a song running through my head

to exist or occur in a continuous range of variation

to be in circulation

speculation ran wild

trace entry 2 sense 2a

ran the rumor to its source

to slip through or past

run a blockade

to pass over, across, or through

to cause or allow to go ran the car off the road

ran the rascals out of town

to be in charge of : manage

run a factory

to make oneself liable to : incur

ran the risk of discovery

run2 of 2noun

an act or the action of running

a fast gallop

an annual migration of fish up a river especially to spawnalso: a group of fish migrating especially to spawn

a running race

the 1500-meter run

a score made in baseball by a base runner reaching home plate

chiefly Midland creek sense 2

something that flows especially during a certain time

the first run of maple sap

the horizontal distance from one point to another

general tendency or direction

a continuous series especially of similar things

a long run of cloudy days

sudden heavy demands from depositors, creditors, or customers

a run on a bank

the quantity of work turned out in a continuous operationalso: a period of continuous operation

the usual or normal kind

average run of students

the distance covered in a period of continuous traveling

regular course or trip

the bus makes four runs daily

freedom of movement

has the run of the house

a way, track, or path often traveled by animals

an enclosure for animals where they may feed or exercise

an inclined course (as for skiing)

a track or guide on which something runs

a ravel in a knitted fabric

plural diarrhea

had a bad case of the runs

saddle1 of 2noun

a padded and leather-covered seat for a horseback rider

a padded part of a harness

a bicycle or motorcycle seat

something like a saddle in shape, position, or useespecially: a support for an object

saddle2 of 2verb

to put a saddle on

encumber sense 1, burden

sloe ginnoun

a sweet reddish liqueur flavored chiefly with sloes