beer
/bɪə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- an alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops啤酒：
a pint of beer
一品脱啤酒
count noun he ordered a beer.他要了一杯啤酒。比较ALE.
1.1
- N. Amer. such a drink brewed by bottom fermentation〈北美〉（底层发酵的）窖藏啤酒。
1.2
- used in names of certain other fermented drinks, e.g. ginger beer.…啤酒（用于某些其他发酵饮料名称中, 如ginger beer）。
短语
beer and skittles
- often with negative Brit. amusement or enjoyment〈英〉玩乐, 享受：
life isn't all beer and skittles.
生活并非只是玩乐和享受。
词源
Old English bēor, of West Germanic origin， based on monastic Latin biber 'a drink'， from Latin bibere 'to drink'; related to Dutch bier and German Bier.