Definition of teetotal in English:

teetotal

adjective tiːˈtəʊt(ə)lˈtiˌtoʊdl

Choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol.
绝对禁酒的；主张绝对禁酒的
a teetotal lifestyle
滴酒不沾的生活方式。
Example sentencesExamples
- He never drank alcohol, and he had strong teetotal convictions.
- Martin said: ‘Andrew likes a drop or two, Dad enjoys the occasional taster, but the truth is that I am teetotal!’
- Mild-mannered, teetotal, often other-worldly, he was unswerving in his work for a party notable then for its lack of success.
- Though the general fitness of players has improved during my 17 years in the game, teetotal footballers are still vastly outnumbered by those who do partake of an alcoholic refreshment.
- The alcohol ban is a strain on my mum, she likes a bit of a drink, but my dad's teetotal.
- Over the years I've known 3 sets of twins (not all identical) and in every case one of them drinks and one is teetotal because they don't like the taste of alcohol.
- He is married with two adopted children and is teetotal.
- ‘I've been teetotal for seven years, and I'm never going back,’ he says.
- My diet is a lot better now and importantly, I'm virtually teetotal, which has really helped my fitness.
- Thankfully, I'm quite happy to stay teetotal for the duration.
- Yes, he was an active participant on that evening but, while he was only too happy to dish out the vodka, he remained teetotal and disappeared to bed at a respectable hour so he was fit and able for practice the following morning.
- It really is hard to believe that he's teetotal.
- I have lost a pound or two in weight - my boyfriend has lost half a stone - but I don't feel being teetotal has led to a major improvement in my health.
- In the West Midlands, 78% were willing to stop drinking, reduce their alcohol intake or were teetotal already compared to 66% in the capital.
- The Temperance Society, an organisation in which people pledged to be teetotal, was first established in 1832.
- I'm nearly teetotal, I wake up at five every morning to feed the horses and I work all hours.
- In the 1830s, a third movement, the teetotal movement, emerged and radicalized temperance reform in two ways.
- One of the country's leading experts on alcohol believes moderate drinking is healthier than being teetotal.
- Gerry was teetotal, but we had a fantastic time.
- And I hadn't fully realised how odd I'd feel, an omnivore who likes a drink dropped into a city populated largely by teetotal vegetarians.
Synonyms
abstinent, abstemious
sober, avoiding alcohol
informal on the wagon, off the booze, off the sauce, dry

Derivatives

teetotalism

nountiːˈtəʊtəlɪz(ə)m

With the growth of the movement came a more radical agenda of teetotalism and a concerted campaign to end the state's liquor licensing system through local option legislation and eventually state prohibition in the 1850s.
Example sentencesExamples
- One reason for the multiplicity of groups was a difference of opinion which soon emerged between the advocates of moderation in drinking and those who demanded total abstinence - or teetotalism.
- It was formed in 1901 as part of the Temperance Movement a series of Victorian religious and political pressure groups advocating teetotalism.
- Not the least of these differences was the generous supply of alcohol in one and the teetotalism of the other.
- Personally, as I grow older, I tend more toward my mother's teetotalism and away from my father's moderate drinking.
Synonyms
temperance, abstinence, abstention, sobriety
rare Rechabitism, nephalism

Origin

Mid 19th century: emphatic extension of total, apparently first used by Richard Turner, a worker from Preston, in a speech (1833) urging total abstinence from all alcohol, rather than mere abstinence from spirits, advocated by some early temperance reformers.

The first part of teetotal has nothing to do with tea, but is actually a way of emphasizing total, by reproducing its first letter. It was apparently first used by Richard Turner, a member of the temperance movement from Preston, in a speech made in 1833. Early temperance reformers had limited themselves to suggesting abstinence from spirits, but this was an appeal to them to avoid all alcohol.

Rhymes

anecdotal, sacerdotal, total

Definition of teetotal in US English:

teetotal

adjectiveˈtiˌtoʊdlˈtēˌtōdl

Choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol.
绝对禁酒的；主张绝对禁酒的
a teetotal lifestyle
滴酒不沾的生活方式。
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm nearly teetotal, I wake up at five every morning to feed the horses and I work all hours.
- The Temperance Society, an organisation in which people pledged to be teetotal, was first established in 1832.
- I have lost a pound or two in weight - my boyfriend has lost half a stone - but I don't feel being teetotal has led to a major improvement in my health.
- In the West Midlands, 78% were willing to stop drinking, reduce their alcohol intake or were teetotal already compared to 66% in the capital.
- Thankfully, I'm quite happy to stay teetotal for the duration.
- It really is hard to believe that he's teetotal.
- My diet is a lot better now and importantly, I'm virtually teetotal, which has really helped my fitness.
- One of the country's leading experts on alcohol believes moderate drinking is healthier than being teetotal.
- He never drank alcohol, and he had strong teetotal convictions.
- The alcohol ban is a strain on my mum, she likes a bit of a drink, but my dad's teetotal.
- Gerry was teetotal, but we had a fantastic time.
- Mild-mannered, teetotal, often other-worldly, he was unswerving in his work for a party notable then for its lack of success.
- ‘I've been teetotal for seven years, and I'm never going back,’ he says.
- He is married with two adopted children and is teetotal.
- In the 1830s, a third movement, the teetotal movement, emerged and radicalized temperance reform in two ways.
- Yes, he was an active participant on that evening but, while he was only too happy to dish out the vodka, he remained teetotal and disappeared to bed at a respectable hour so he was fit and able for practice the following morning.
- Though the general fitness of players has improved during my 17 years in the game, teetotal footballers are still vastly outnumbered by those who do partake of an alcoholic refreshment.
- Over the years I've known 3 sets of twins (not all identical) and in every case one of them drinks and one is teetotal because they don't like the taste of alcohol.
- Martin said: ‘Andrew likes a drop or two, Dad enjoys the occasional taster, but the truth is that I am teetotal!’
- And I hadn't fully realised how odd I'd feel, an omnivore who likes a drink dropped into a city populated largely by teetotal vegetarians.
Synonyms
abstinent, abstemious

单词	teetotal
释义	Definition of teetotal in English: teetotal adjective tiːˈtəʊt(ə)lˈtiˌtoʊdl Choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol. 绝对禁酒的；主张绝对禁酒的 a teetotal lifestyle 滴酒不沾的生活方式。 Example sentencesExamples He never drank alcohol, and he had strong teetotal convictions. Martin said: ‘Andrew likes a drop or two, Dad enjoys the occasional taster, but the truth is that I am teetotal!’ Mild-mannered, teetotal, often other-worldly, he was unswerving in his work for a party notable then for its lack of success. Though the general fitness of players has improved during my 17 years in the game, teetotal footballers are still vastly outnumbered by those who do partake of an alcoholic refreshment. The alcohol ban is a strain on my mum, she likes a bit of a drink, but my dad's teetotal. Over the years I've known 3 sets of twins (not all identical) and in every case one of them drinks and one is teetotal because they don't like the taste of alcohol. He is married with two adopted children and is teetotal. ‘I've been teetotal for seven years, and I'm never going back,’ he says. My diet is a lot better now and importantly, I'm virtually teetotal, which has really helped my fitness. Thankfully, I'm quite happy to stay teetotal for the duration. Yes, he was an active participant on that evening but, while he was only too happy to dish out the vodka, he remained teetotal and disappeared to bed at a respectable hour so he was fit and able for practice the following morning. It really is hard to believe that he's teetotal. I have lost a pound or two in weight - my boyfriend has lost half a stone - but I don't feel being teetotal has led to a major improvement in my health. In the West Midlands, 78% were willing to stop drinking, reduce their alcohol intake or were teetotal already compared to 66% in the capital. The Temperance Society, an organisation in which people pledged to be teetotal, was first established in 1832. I'm nearly teetotal, I wake up at five every morning to feed the horses and I work all hours. In the 1830s, a third movement, the teetotal movement, emerged and radicalized temperance reform in two ways. One of the country's leading experts on alcohol believes moderate drinking is healthier than being teetotal. Gerry was teetotal, but we had a fantastic time. And I hadn't fully realised how odd I'd feel, an omnivore who likes a drink dropped into a city populated largely by teetotal vegetarians. Synonyms abstinent, abstemious sober, avoiding alcohol informal on the wagon, off the booze, off the sauce, dry Derivatives teetotalism nountiːˈtəʊtəlɪz(ə)m With the growth of the movement came a more radical agenda of teetotalism and a concerted campaign to end the state's liquor licensing system through local option legislation and eventually state prohibition in the 1850s. Example sentencesExamples One reason for the multiplicity of groups was a difference of opinion which soon emerged between the advocates of moderation in drinking and those who demanded total abstinence - or teetotalism. It was formed in 1901 as part of the Temperance Movement a series of Victorian religious and political pressure groups advocating teetotalism. Not the least of these differences was the generous supply of alcohol in one and the teetotalism of the other. Personally, as I grow older, I tend more toward my mother's teetotalism and away from my father's moderate drinking. Synonyms temperance, abstinence, abstention, sobriety rare Rechabitism, nephalism Origin Mid 19th century: emphatic extension of total, apparently first used by Richard Turner, a worker from Preston, in a speech (1833) urging total abstinence from all alcohol, rather than mere abstinence from spirits, advocated by some early temperance reformers. The first part of teetotal has nothing to do with tea, but is actually a way of emphasizing total, by reproducing its first letter. It was apparently first used by Richard Turner, a member of the temperance movement from Preston, in a speech made in 1833. Early temperance reformers had limited themselves to suggesting abstinence from spirits, but this was an appeal to them to avoid all alcohol. Rhymes anecdotal, sacerdotal, total Definition of teetotal in US English: teetotal adjectiveˈtiˌtoʊdlˈtēˌtōdl Choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol. 绝对禁酒的；主张绝对禁酒的 a teetotal lifestyle 滴酒不沾的生活方式。 Example sentencesExamples I'm nearly teetotal, I wake up at five every morning to feed the horses and I work all hours. The Temperance Society, an organisation in which people pledged to be teetotal, was first established in 1832. I have lost a pound or two in weight - my boyfriend has lost half a stone - but I don't feel being teetotal has led to a major improvement in my health. In the West Midlands, 78% were willing to stop drinking, reduce their alcohol intake or were teetotal already compared to 66% in the capital. Thankfully, I'm quite happy to stay teetotal for the duration. It really is hard to believe that he's teetotal. My diet is a lot better now and importantly, I'm virtually teetotal, which has really helped my fitness. One of the country's leading experts on alcohol believes moderate drinking is healthier than being teetotal. He never drank alcohol, and he had strong teetotal convictions. The alcohol ban is a strain on my mum, she likes a bit of a drink, but my dad's teetotal. Gerry was teetotal, but we had a fantastic time. Mild-mannered, teetotal, often other-worldly, he was unswerving in his work for a party notable then for its lack of success. ‘I've been teetotal for seven years, and I'm never going back,’ he says. He is married with two adopted children and is teetotal. In the 1830s, a third movement, the teetotal movement, emerged and radicalized temperance reform in two ways. Yes, he was an active participant on that evening but, while he was only too happy to dish out the vodka, he remained teetotal and disappeared to bed at a respectable hour so he was fit and able for practice the following morning. Though the general fitness of players has improved during my 17 years in the game, teetotal footballers are still vastly outnumbered by those who do partake of an alcoholic refreshment. Over the years I've known 3 sets of twins (not all identical) and in every case one of them drinks and one is teetotal because they don't like the taste of alcohol. Martin said: ‘Andrew likes a drop or two, Dad enjoys the occasional taster, but the truth is that I am teetotal!’ And I hadn't fully realised how odd I'd feel, an omnivore who likes a drink dropped into a city populated largely by teetotal vegetarians. Synonyms abstinent, abstemious Origin Mid 19th century: emphatic extension of total, apparently first used by Richard Turner, a worker from Preston, in a speech (1833) urging total abstinence from all alcohol, rather than mere abstinence from spirits, advocated by some early temperance reformers.
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