cocktail

カクテル

強い酒に別の飲み物や材料を混ぜて作るアルコール飲料。

やさしい英語で： An alcoholic drink made by mixing a strong alcoholic drink with other drinks or ingredients.

• She ordered a cocktail at the bar.
• These cocktails contain rum and pineapple juice.
• Would you like a cocktail before dinner?

類義語： mixed drink

よく使う表現： order a cocktail, cocktail bar, cocktail glass

混合物、カクテル

さまざまなものを混ぜたもの。強い効果や害があることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A mixture of different things, often one with a strong or harmful effect.

• The water contained a cocktail of chemicals.
• Doctors used a drug cocktail to treat him.
• Fear and anger created a dangerous cocktail.

使い方： cocktail of something (The river carried a cocktail of harmful substances.)

類義語： mixture, mix, blend

よく使う表現： cocktail of drugs, toxic cocktail, dangerous cocktail

カクテルをごちそうする

人をもてなすために、カクテルを買ってごちそうすること。

やさしい英語で： To buy someone mixed alcoholic drinks as a way of entertaining them.

• The host cocktailed his guests before dinner.
• He plans to cocktail the visitors at the hotel bar.
• They dined and cocktailed us throughout our visit.

よく使う表現： cocktail someone, cocktail the guests