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tipple

/ˈtɪpəl/

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noun

矿车倾卸处，卸煤台。

An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.

Examples :

"The miners worked in the tipple, loading coal onto the trucks. "

矿工们在卸煤台工作，把煤装上卡车。

area geology industry

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noun

卸车机，翻车机

An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.

Examples :

"The coal cars rumbled slowly towards the tipple, where they would be automatically emptied. "

煤车缓缓地隆隆驶向翻车机，在那里它们会被自动卸空。

architecture industry machine

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noun

酒，含酒精饮料。

Any alcoholic drink.

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys a small tipple of whiskey after dinner. "

我爷爷晚饭后喜欢小酌一杯威士忌酒。

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verb

零售酒类，卖酒。

To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.

Examples :

"The old general store used to tipple whiskey and beer to the local farmers after a long day in the fields. "

过去这家老杂货店常常在当地农民结束了一天的田间劳作后，零售威士忌和啤酒给他们。

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verb

小酌，酗酒

To drink too much alcohol.

Examples :

"He started to tipple after work each day, and it became a problem for his family. "

他开始每天下班后就酗酒，这成了他家里的一个问题。

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verb

小酌，饮酒。

To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys to tipple a small glass of sherry after dinner each evening. "

我爷爷每天晚饭后都喜欢小酌一小杯雪利酒。

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verb

把（干草等）打成捆，堆起来晾干。

To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.

Examples :

"The farmer tippled the freshly cut hay into neat bundles to dry it in the sun. "

农民把刚割下来的干草打成整齐的草捆，堆起来在太阳下晾晒。

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verb

跌倒，翻倒

To fall over; to topple.

Examples :

"The stack of books, precariously balanced on the edge of the desk, began to tipple and fall. "

摇摇欲坠地堆在桌子边缘的那一摞书，开始倾斜跌倒了。