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snifter

/snif-ter/US // ˈsnɪf tər //UK // (ˈsnɪftə) //

喷壶,鼻烟壶,移液器,鼻酒壶

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
    • : Informal. a very small drink of liquor.

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Examples

  • Strain into a chilled snifter glass, rimmed with smoked-chipotle dust.

  • But picking up the sail in other blows and picking it up in a Cape Horn snifter is a horse of another color.

  • The first of the telegrams arrived shortly after noon, and Jeeves brought it in with the before-luncheon snifter.

  • At sunset he quit, easy winner, and went without taking so much as a "snifter."

  • For the love of goodness, Fritz, give me a snifter of tanglefoot!

  • But he was just a snifter short on that potent and undisciplined drink.