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bitters

/bit-erz/US // ˈbɪt ərz //UK // (ˈbɪtəz) //

苦味剂,苦味酒,苦酒,苦味饮料

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
    • : Pharmacology. a liquid, usually alcoholic, impregnated with a bitter medicine, as gentian or quassia, used to increase the appetite or as a tonic.bitter medicinal substances in general, as quinine.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as intaste

Examples

  • He dashes in a few drops of bitters, and then gently crushes the sugar with a muddler.

  • “Within its 1806 embodiment of the cocktail incarnate—spirit, sweetner, bitters, water—there is traditionalism,” Simonson writes.

  • "Almost all of the bitters, whiskeys, or absinthes you see in Buenos Aires are illegal," he says.

  • He adds two dashes of Peychaud's bitters, one shot of Los Tigres de la Ira's Suisse verte, some lemon juice, and an egg white.

  • He makes me a 20's Sazerac with Jack Daniels, Peychaud's Bitters, simple syrup, and local Tigre de la Ira absinthe.

  • Call'd for half a Gill of bitters to qualify my humours; & a dish of Tea to cheer me, & soon to Bed.

  • Madeira and bitters were first offered, together with a well-spiced vegetable soup.

  • "I ain't breakin' no law; this is yarb bitters," Jabe answered, with a pull at the bottle.

  • I shall only observe that no smells or tastes can produce a grand sensation, except excessive bitters, and intolerable stenches.

  • But a glass of bitters, followed by half a grapefruit and a large cup of coffee, made him more nearly his usual cheerful self.