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单词 arrack
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Definition of arrack in English:

arrack

(also arak)
noun ˈarəkəˈrak
mass noun
  • An alcoholic spirit made in Eastern countries from the sap of the coco palm or from rice.

    亚力酒(一种东方国家产的烈酒,用椰子汁或大米酿制而成)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The local drink that is popular with Arabic dishes is arak, an anise-flavored liquor that is mixed with water and ice.
    • A healthy supply of arak, the strong local spirit, soon banishes any lingering shyness.
    • A heavy little cast-iron pan with one of the hessian napkins folded around the handle contained a fistful of gorgeous, buoyant prawns that had been cooked off in arrack to leave a heady aniseed whisper in the flesh.
    • A unique Lebanese alcoholic creation is arak, a colorless, 100-percent-alcohol beverage flavored with anise.
    • Domestic products such as coconut toddy and herbal arrack of good quality should be produced on a large scale and sold under Government licence.
    • The ban on arrack had saved a lot of families, but the present Government had deviated from its promise to gradually implement a ban on toddy as well.
    • Drinking of arrack or country liquor has been such a problem that pressure from women in recent years has led to its prohibition.
    • It has scenes of animals being forcibly fed arrack, non-stop beating to accelerate their pace during the race and other shocking images from the muddy tracks.
    • Paunch was a chilled blend of arrack, a distilled palm sap, with sugar, citrus, water and spices.
    • The 1990s saw illiterate poor women in the village of Dubagunta, Andhra Pradesh, launch a grass roots movement against the sale of arrack.
    • And there is a smell of arrack in the air as the men talk, the few that are willing to.
    • Also popular is arak, the anise-flavored alcohol produced in the region.
    • According to one of the three security officers at the warehouse, four masked men armed with a pistol entered the premises and forced them at gunpoint to gulp down a bottle of arrack, a strong alcoholic drink.
    • She represents those who are deprived of their land and forest for a bottle of arrack or a glassful of tea.
    • The police exhorted the villagers to keep away from the influence of alcohol and illicit distilled arrack in the interest of their health.
    • Another retrograde step by the government is postponing elections to the Agriculture Produce Market Committees for the third time and extending the arrack auction till August.
    • The local drink is known as arak, an anise-flavored beverage that is served mixed with ice and water.
    • Bull owners pride themselves on making their animals as aggressive as possible either by baiting them or feeding them large quantities of arrack, the local firewater.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Arabic ‘araq 'sweat', from the phrase ‘arak al-tamr, denoting an alcoholic spirit made from dates.

Rhymes

barrack, Baruch, carrack

Definition of arrack in US English:

arrack

(also arak)
noun
  • An alcoholic liquor typically distilled from the sap of the coconut palm or from rice.

    亚力酒(一种东方国家产的烈酒,用椰子汁或大米酿制而成)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ban on arrack had saved a lot of families, but the present Government had deviated from its promise to gradually implement a ban on toddy as well.
    • A healthy supply of arak, the strong local spirit, soon banishes any lingering shyness.
    • Also popular is arak, the anise-flavored alcohol produced in the region.
    • She represents those who are deprived of their land and forest for a bottle of arrack or a glassful of tea.
    • Another retrograde step by the government is postponing elections to the Agriculture Produce Market Committees for the third time and extending the arrack auction till August.
    • According to one of the three security officers at the warehouse, four masked men armed with a pistol entered the premises and forced them at gunpoint to gulp down a bottle of arrack, a strong alcoholic drink.
    • A heavy little cast-iron pan with one of the hessian napkins folded around the handle contained a fistful of gorgeous, buoyant prawns that had been cooked off in arrack to leave a heady aniseed whisper in the flesh.
    • Paunch was a chilled blend of arrack, a distilled palm sap, with sugar, citrus, water and spices.
    • Bull owners pride themselves on making their animals as aggressive as possible either by baiting them or feeding them large quantities of arrack, the local firewater.
    • A unique Lebanese alcoholic creation is arak, a colorless, 100-percent-alcohol beverage flavored with anise.
    • Drinking of arrack or country liquor has been such a problem that pressure from women in recent years has led to its prohibition.
    • Domestic products such as coconut toddy and herbal arrack of good quality should be produced on a large scale and sold under Government licence.
    • The 1990s saw illiterate poor women in the village of Dubagunta, Andhra Pradesh, launch a grass roots movement against the sale of arrack.
    • The local drink that is popular with Arabic dishes is arak, an anise-flavored liquor that is mixed with water and ice.
    • And there is a smell of arrack in the air as the men talk, the few that are willing to.
    • It has scenes of animals being forcibly fed arrack, non-stop beating to accelerate their pace during the race and other shocking images from the muddy tracks.
    • The police exhorted the villagers to keep away from the influence of alcohol and illicit distilled arrack in the interest of their health.
    • The local drink is known as arak, an anise-flavored beverage that is served mixed with ice and water.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Arabic ‘araq ‘sweat’, from the phrase ‘arak al-tamr, denoting an alcoholic spirit made from dates.

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