cocktail
n
1 [C] alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with fruit juice, etc 雞尾酒
[attrib 作定語]
a cocktail party 雞尾酒會.
2 [C, U] dish of seafood or fruit (used esp in the expressions shown) 用海鮮或水果做的菜(尤用於下列示例)
(a) prawn cocktail, ie a mixture of prawns and mayonnaise eaten as a first course 大蝦冷盤(用作西餐第一道菜)
(a) fruit cocktail, ie a mixture of small pieces of fruit, usu eaten as a dessert 什錦水果丁(通常作西餐最後的甜食).
3 [C] (infml 口) any mixture of substances 任何混合物
a lethal cocktail of drugs 致命的混合藥物.