teetotal[ti:təutəl]adj.1.■[口语]完全的；彻底的；绝对的2.■绝对戒酒的；绝对戒酒主义的vi.1.■绝对戒酒，滴酒不沾变形vi.teetotaled或-talledteetotaling或-talling
teetotalteetotal[ti:ˈtəutl]adj.1.■主张(绝对)戒酒的; [口]完全的, 绝对的
词性变化teetotal[ti:ˈtəutl]vi.1.■(teetotal(l)ed; teetotal(l)ing)(绝对)戒酒
继承用法teetotalismn.1.■绝对戒酒(主义)teetotal(l)ern.1.■绝对戒酒(主义)者; 不喝酒者
adjective
- choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol
绝对禁酒的；主张绝对禁酒的
a teetotal lifestyle.
滴酒不沾的生活方式。
teetotalism
noun
语源
- mid 19th cent.: emphatic extension of total, apparently first used by Richard Turner, a worker from Preston, in a speech (1833) urging total abstinence from all alcohol, rather than mere abstinence from spirits, advocated by some early temperance reformers
teetotal
动词 teetotal:
practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages
形容词 teetotal:
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
同义词：dry
teetotal
■B: "No, thanks, I’m (a ) teetotal.
"（“谢谢，可是我滴酒不沾。”）
■He won't drink because he's teetotal.
他不肯喝酒,因为他是滴酒不沾的。
■he's been dry for ten years; no thank you; I happen to be teetotal .
他戒了十年的酒；谢谢，不用，我在戒酒。
■He's strictly teetotal.
他绝对是滴酒不沾。
■Joyful, casual and elegant, the ex-president time and again drinks a little, but the new president has been a teetotal since he abstained from it 14 years ago.
前任总统是来自于普通家庭，经历艰辛，锤炼了自己的才能，他用自己的个人智慧和口才做事，而这正是继任者所缺乏的。
■Similarly, the IQ of women drinkers showed an improvement of 2.5 points over their teetotal sisters.
同样,饮酒的妇女智商比那些完全不喝酒的妇女要高2.5个百分点。
■Similarly,the IQ of women drinkers showed an improvement of 2.5 points over their teetotal sisters.
同样，饮酒的妇女智商比那些完全不喝酒的妇女要高2.5个百分点。
■A teetotal pledge
完全戒酒誓言
■Teetotal, but partial to indulging in chocolate and desserts, he has recently lost weight.
尽管戒了酒，但偏爱狂吃巧克力和甜点，萨科奇的体重近来有所减少。
■It also helped that Sir Alex took an almost paternal interest in the gawky, teetotal youngster from a family of agricultural workers who grew up on a sprawling council estate outside Edinburgh.
弗格森爵士也有很大帮助，这个淳朴的年轻人来自苏格兰爱丁堡附近的一个农业家庭。
■I'm strictly teetotal.
我绝对滴酒不沾。
■A teetotal society
戒酒协会
■Most of the time, the French President is teetotal and sticks to fizzy water and orange juice.This has not passed unnoticed by France's many wine-makers.
法国是葡萄酒之乡，但萨科齐绝大多数时候却是个禁酒主义者，只喝饮料或橘汁。
■When the book opens he is teetotal and does deep breathing.That moment passes.
翻开此书，你会发现007已经戒酒了，当紧张时刻过去了他还会做深呼吸。
■"No, thanks, I'm (a ) teetotal."
谢谢，不用了。我是一个禁酒主义者。
■The 34-year-old has virtually gone teetotal and vowed to tone down her partying lifestyle.
这位34岁实际上已经经历teetotal ，并誓言淡化她聚会的生活方式。
■The wild man of the movies refused to join the teetotal club.
那电影狂人拒绝加入戒酒俱乐部。
■B： No， thanks， I‘m （a ） teetotal。
（谢谢，可是我滴酒不沾。）