word-vault/dist/data/cards/dr/drink.json

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{
    "term": "drink",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a liquid for drinking; an amount of a liquid that you drink",
            "sensetop": "drink of somethingdrink from something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can I **have a drink**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you want a drink?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **hot/cold drink**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Passengers were left without **food and drink** for hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are snacks and **fizzy drinks** in the kitchen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were offered free drinks to make up for the wait."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a drink of water",
                    "contextForm": "drink of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **took a drink** from the glass and then put it down.",
                    "contextForm": "drink from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a hot drink and went to bed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could do with a nice cool drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Plastic drink bottles can be recycled."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll just drink my drink then we can go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll have a drink of milk, please."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you want ice in your drink?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took a long drink of cold water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went around refilling everyone's drinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some idiot spilled my drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Food and drinks will be available."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt better after having a drink of water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to cut down on sweets and sugary drinks."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cold", "cool", "iced"],
                "… of drinks": ["round"],
                "verb + drink": ["consume", "drink", "have"],
                "drink + noun": ["drinks party", "drinks cabinet", "problem"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the drink", "drink of"],
                "phrases": ["food and drink", "food and drinks"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "alcohol or an alcoholic drink; something that you drink on a social occasion",
            "sensetop": "for a drink",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They **went for a drink** together.",
                    "contextForm": "for a drink"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you coming for a drink with us after work?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were free drinks at the bar for everyone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**The drinks are on** me *(= I'll pay for them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He poured **a stiff drink** *(= a very strong drink)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her battle with **drink and drugs**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's got **a drink problem**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They came home **the worse for drink** *(= drunk)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **took to drink** *(= often drank too much alcohol)* after her marriage broke up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I buy you a drink?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She bought another round of drinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He downed his drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would you like to go for a drink later?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's go grab a drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They invited us for pre-dinner drinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will be offered a welcome drink on arrival at the hotel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sat in silence, sipping their drinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The robbers spiked his drink before taking his wallet and passport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knocked back her drink in one go and ordered another one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He taught her how to mix drinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should stay away from the drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took a bottle from the drinks cabinet."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues", "Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cold", "cool", "iced"],
                "… of drinks": ["round"],
                "verb + drink": ["consume", "drink", "have"],
                "drink + noun": ["drinks party", "drinks cabinet", "problem"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the drink", "drink of"],
                "phrases": ["food and drink", "food and drinks"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a social occasion where you have alcoholic drinks",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Would you like to come for drinks on Sunday?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a drinks party"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "alcoholic drink",
            "labels": "(British English, humorous)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody so worried, annoyed or upset that they lose control of their behaviour, especially by drinking too much alcohol",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The stress drove her to drink and put a strain on her marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dragging kids through airports is enough to drive you to drink."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "something that somebody enjoys very much",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This degree of chaos is meat and drink to Guy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "something that is a normal thing to deal with for somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This kind of research task is meat and drink to these students."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/drɪŋk/",
                "audio": "dr/drink/drink__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/drɪŋk/",
                "audio": "dr/drink/drink__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English drincan (verb), drinc (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drinken and German trinken."
}