nightcap
英 ['naɪtkæp]***美 ['naɪtkæp]
中文词源
nightcap 夜帽，夜酒原指寒冷的冬天夜间睡觉时戴的帽子。夜酒义，特别指睡前酒，来自其比喻义，即像夜帽一样使人保持温暖。
中文词源
- nightcap (n.)
- also night-cap, late 14c., "covering for the head, worn in bed," from night + cap (n.). In the alcoholic sense, it is attested from 1818. American English sense of "final event in a sporting contest" (especially the second game of a baseball double-header) is from 1939.
双语例句
- 1. Perhaps you would join me for a nightcap?
- 也许你愿意睡前和我一起喝一杯？
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Let's have a nightcap and then go to bed.
- 我们喝杯酒再去睡 吧 .
来自辞典例句
- 3. At $ 120 a bottle, that's an expensive nightcap!
- 那种酒每瓶120美元,这么说来, 每晚的酒钱就很可观!
来自辞典例句
- 4. A nightcap would hit the spot.
- 睡前的酒最惬意.
来自辞典例句
- 5. We had a nightcap before bedtime to round off a perfect day.
- 我们戴上睡帽上床睡觉,一天的生活结束了.
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