Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense wines, present participle wining, past tense, past participle wined
1N-MASS 葡萄酒;果蔬酒Wine is an alcoholic drink which is made from grapes. You can also refer to alcoholic drinks made from other fruits or vegetables as wine . 葡萄酒;果蔬酒
...a bottle of white wine.
一瓶白葡萄酒
This is a nice wine.
这种葡萄酒味道不错。
...homemade parsnip wine.
家酿欧洲萝卜酒
2COLOUR 深红色;紫红色;酒红色Wine is used to describe things that are very dark red in colour. 深红色;紫红色;酒红色
She wore her wine-coloured gaberdine raincoat.
她穿着深红色华达呢雨衣。
...an olive and wine wool sweater.
橄榄绿与深红色相间的羊毛衫
3PHR-ERG 大吃大喝;盛宴款待 If you wine and dine, or if someone wines and dines you, you go out, for example to expensive restaurants, and spend a lot of money. 大吃大喝;盛宴款待
Colleagues were furious at doing her work while she wined and dined.
同事们干着她的活儿,而她却在外面大吃大喝,这让大家都气坏了。
A lot of money went on wining and dining prospective clients.
很多钱都花在宴请潜在客户上了。
Quotations
A sight of the label is worth fifty years' experienceMichael BroadbentWine Tasting
God made only water, but man made wineVictor HugoLes Contemplations
Wine is the drink of the gods, milk the drink of babies, tea the drink of women, and water the drink of beastsJohn Stuart Blackie
When the wine is in, the wit is outThomas BeconCatechism
strong brother in God and last companion, WineHilaire BellocHeroic Poem upon Wine
It would be port if it couldRichard Bentley (describing claret)
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is ragingBible: Proverbs
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup... at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adderBible: Proverbs
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy heartsBible: Proverbs
Wine, madame, is God's next best gift to manAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary