Drinking
“Drinking” 是 drink 的现在分词,指喝液体这一动作,如 “She is drinking water.”(她在喝水。)作名词可指饮酒行为(drinking problem 酗酒问题)或饮用水(drinking water 饮用水)。
- “Drinking enough water helps you stay focused.” (足量饮水有助于保持专注。)
- “He stopped drinking after his health scare.” (健康出问题后他戒酒了。)
- “No drinking is allowed in the library.” (图书馆内禁止饮酒。)
“Drink” 来自古英语 drincan,与德语 trinken 同源,属日耳曼语族核心动词;drinking 加 -ing。
“Drinking” 在 drink 后加 -ing,无独立前缀;不规则过去式 drank,过去分词 drunk/drunken。
drinking age 指法定饮酒年龄;social drinking 指社交场合适量饮酒;drinking fountain 为美式“饮水器”。
- 原形: drink
- 过去式: drank
- 过去分词: drunk
- 名词: drink, beverage
- 固定搭配: “drinking water” (饮用水), “drinking habits” (饮酒习惯)
drink 是“喝”,drinking 就是“正在喝,或喝酒这件事”。
“Instead of drinking coffee late at night, she switched to herbal tea.” (她夜里不再喝咖啡,改喝花草茶。)