11. Drinking

Question 1

tu một ngụm to, nuốt chửng( to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly)

Answer 1

gulp (n)

/ɡʌlp/

He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out.

Question 2

một ngụm đồ uống hay đồ ăn gì đó mà được nuốt nhanh (an amount of something that you swallow or drink quickly)

Answer 2

gulp (n)

He took a gulp of coffee.

Question 3

ăn uống tục, ăn uống tham lam, tu ừng ực (to drink something quickly and in large amounts.)

….. is similar to swallow, he gulped down his drink would mean he drank it all in one mouthful. (uống 1 ngụm, 1 hơi)

….. is similar to gobble, to eat or drink something fast or greedily. He guzzled down the drink would mean he drank it very fast like he was very thirsty. (ăn nhanh, ngấu nghiến)

Answer 3

guzzle (v)

/ˈɡʌzl/

The kids seem to be guzzling soft drinks all day.

(figurative) My car guzzles fuel.
1. gulp
2. guzzle (v)

Question 4

quán rượu (formal)

Answer 4

public house (n)

/ˌpʌblɪk ˈhaʊs/ (British English, formal)

The company owns over 300 public houses.

The new law applies to public houses and hotel premises.

Question 5

1. giải (cơn khát) ( to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty)
2. dập lửa ((formal) to stop a fire from burning)

Answer 5

quench (v) /kwentʃ/

1. quench your thirst
2. Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.

Question 6

nhấp (từng ngụm)

Answer 6

sip (v)

sip (at something) She sat there, sipping at her tea.

sip something He slowly sipped his wine.

Question 7

1. tiếng uống xì xụp, húp sùm sụp (n)(v)

Answer 7

slurp (v)

/slɜːrp/ [transitive, intransitive] (informal)

slurp something He was slurping his tea.

slurp (from something) She slurped noisily from her cup.

Question 8

cơn khát (n)

khát (a)

Answer 8

thirst (n)

thirsty (a)

Question 9

bình trà (n)

Answer 9

teapot (n)

a container with a spout, a handle and a lid (= cover), used for making and serving tea

She refilled the teapot with boiling water.