swill

名词

UK/swɪl/
US/swɪl/

定义 swill 名词

food

  1. Uncountable

    Food waste, typically from human consumption, that is fed to pigs.

  2. Uncountable

    Extremely poor quality or unappetizing food.

    • I refuse to eat the swill they serve in the cafeteria.

    • The food at this restaurant is absolute swill; I will never go back.

    • The meal they served was utter swill; I couldn't stomach it.

liquid

  1. Singular

    The act of rinsing or washing something with a liquid.

    • Give the sink a quick swill to get it clean.

    • She gave the bottles a swill of water to ensure no residue remained.

    • Give the floor a swill to remove the soapy water.

动词

UK/swɪl/
US/swɪl/

定义 swill 动词

clean

  1. TransitiveVerb + adv/prep

    To wash or rinse something by causing a liquid to flow around or over it.

    • The dentist handed me a glass of water to swill my mouth out with.

    • She swilled the teapot with some hot water.

    • Swill out the beaker with clean water.

consume

  1. Transitiveinformal

    To drink something, especially alcohol, quickly and in large quantities.

    • He swilled the rest of his beer.

    • She was swilling cheap wine at the bar.

    • They were swilling champagne at the party.