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- with obj. Brit. wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it〈英〉冲洗（地方, 容器）：
I swilled out the mug.
我把杯子冲洗了一下。
1.1
- cause (liquid) to swirl round in a container or cavity使（液体）在容器（或空腔内）摇晃：
she gently swilled her brandy round her glass.
她轻轻地晃动着杯子里的白兰地。
1.2
- no obj., with adverbial(of a liquid) move or splash about over a surface（液体）泼溅：
the icy water swilled round us.
冰冷的水在我们身边四溅。
2
- with obj. drink (something) greedily or in large quantities贪婪地喝; 大量地喝：
they whiled away their evening swilling pints of bitter
他们一晚上都在一杯一杯地狂饮苦啤酒
as adj. swilling his beer-swilling pals.他那些狂饮啤酒的朋友们。
2.1
- accompany (food) with large quantities of drink边大量喝饮料边吃（东西）：
a feast swilled down with pints of cider.
伴着一杯杯苹果酒吃掉的筵席。
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- mass noun kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs泔脚猪饲料; 泔水。
1.1
- alcohol of inferior quality劣质酒：
the beer was just warm swill.
这啤酒不过是温热的劣质酒。
2
- a large mouthful of a drink一大口饮料：
a swill of ale.
一大口艾尔啤酒。
派生词
swiller
noun啤酒鬼。
词源
Old English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.