no obj.
1
- drink alcohol, especially habitually（尤指习惯性地）喝酒; 嗜酒：
those who liked to tipple and gamble.
那些有酒瘾和赌瘾的人。
2
- （it tipples down, it is tippling down等）Brit. informal rain heavily〈英, 非正式〉（大雨）滂沱：
it was tippling down with rain.
大雨倾盆而下。
- informal an alcoholic drink〈非正式〉酒; 含酒精饮料。
词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'sell (alcoholic drink) by retail'）： back-formation from TIPPLER1.