英语词组wet my whistle是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

wet (one's) whistle

To have something to drink. I'm parched. I'm going to need to wet my whistle before we go on. If you're looking for Barney, he's down at the pub wetting his whistle.

wet one's whistle

Rur. to take a drink. He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle. I don't need a big glass of water. Just enough to wet my whistle.

wet one's whistle

Have a drink, as in I'm just going to wet my whistle before I go out on the tennis court. This expression uses whistle in the sense of "mouth" and may allude to the fact that it is very hard to whistle with dry lips. [Late 1300s]

wet your whistle

OLD-FASHIONED, INFORMAL

If you wet your whistle, you have a drink, especially an alcoholic drink. There's a mouth-watering menu and an excellent selection of beers to wet your whistle. Note: `Whistle' is an old slang word for mouth or throat.

wet your whistle

have a drink. informal

wet your ˈwhistle

(old-fashioned, informal) have an alcoholic drink

wet (one's) whistle

Informal

To take a drink.

词组	wet my whistle
释义	(redirected from wet my whistle) wet (one's) whistle To have something to drink. I'm parched. I'm going to need to wet my whistle before we go on. If you're looking for Barney, he's down at the pub wetting his whistle. wet one's whistle Rur. to take a drink. He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle. I don't need a big glass of water. Just enough to wet my whistle. wet one's whistle Have a drink, as in I'm just going to wet my whistle before I go out on the tennis court. This expression uses whistle in the sense of "mouth" and may allude to the fact that it is very hard to whistle with dry lips. [Late 1300s] wet your whistle OLD-FASHIONED, INFORMAL If you wet your whistle, you have a drink, especially an alcoholic drink. There's a mouth-watering menu and an excellent selection of beers to wet your whistle. Note: `Whistle' is an old slang word for mouth or throat. wet your whistle have a drink. informal wet your ˈwhistle (old-fashioned, informal) have an alcoholic drink wet (one's) whistle Informal To take a drink.
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