释义 |
●the hair of the ˈdog (that ˈbit you) (informal) an alcoholic drink taken in the morning in order to help cure the unpleasant effects of drinking too much alcohol the night before (为解宿醉的)解醉酒◆‘Why are you drinking whisky at 8 o’clock in the morning?’ ‘Hair of the dog. I’ve got the most terrible hangover.’“你怎么早上 8 点喝威士忌?”“用来解宿醉,我喝酒后从来没有这么难受过。” ORIGIN In the past, if a person was bitten by a dog, burnt hair from the same dog was used as a protection against infection. 旧时被狗咬的人会用这只狗身上的毛烧焦后外敷来防止感染。 |