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Swill Meaning in English

word

ˈswɪɫ
SWIL
swˈɪl
SWIL

释义

To drink something in large, noisy gulps, or to refer to liquid food waste for animals or very low-quality food or drink.

用法与细微差别

Very informal, often negative; 'swill' (verb) focuses on noisy, greedy drinking (mainly of alcohol). As a noun, 'swill' means kitchen leftovers for animals or very bad food/drink. Common in British English insults e.g. 'This coffee is swill.' Not commonly used in everyday American English.

例句

The pigs ate all the swill in the bucket.

basic

He swilled the water after his run.

basic

This soup tastes like swill.

basic

He came home late and swilled beer straight from the can.

natural

Don’t eat that – it's just cafeteria swill.

natural

The bar served cheap swill instead of real wine.

natural