2007年11月27日 星期二

game (WILLING), still, stockist, on the house, customer




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━━ n. 蒸留器[所].


New Stills Quench a Thirst for Local Spirits
Ed Zurga for The New York Times
New Stills Quench a Thirst for Local Spirits

On the heels of the microbrewing boom, microdistilleries are thriving as demand for high-end spirits has soared.


game (WILLING)
adjective
willing to do things that are new, risky or difficult:
It was a difficult challenge, but Roberta was game.
She's game for anything.

game;作形容詞有敢作敢為的、心甘情願的之意。例句︰She is game for any risk.(她敢冒任何風險。)

"I am always game for anything, especially if it’s for charity," she said, according to the Lincolnshire Echo. "And I did enjoy it, though I don’t suppose I will do it again."
「我一向敢作任何事,尤其是為了慈善,」根據林肯郡回聲報的報導。諾拉說︰「而我真的樂在其中,雖然我認為我不會再做一次。」

《中英對照讀新聞》101-year-old Briton poses topless for calendar/101歲英國辣嬤拍上空月曆照
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customer 


stock・ist

━━ n. 〔英〕 仕入れ商; 〔英〕 特約店(主).

stockist 
noun [C] UK
a shop that sells a particular type of goods:
a health food stockist

stocktaking
noun [U] UK
the counting of all the goods, materials, etc. kept in a place such as a shop


All the drinks were on the house.




gamely Show phonetics
adverb
"I'll look after the baby, " he said gamely (= bravely).

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