名詞 whiskey:

1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
   同義詞：whisky

1. A cocktail served in a tall glass and consisting of liquor, such as whiskey, mixed with water or a carbonated beverage.
   高杯酒一種在烈性酒例如威士忌中加入水或汽水的飲料，飲用時(shí)盛于高玻璃杯中
2. He's been drinking whiskey on the sly for thirty years.
   他暗中偷喝威士忌酒已有三十年了。
3. A fifth of whiskey, please.
   請(qǐng)給我五分之一加侖的威士忌酒。
4. Go on, be a devil. Try a whiskey for a change.
   來，大膽些，嘗嘗威士忌酒，換換口味。

whiskey 也作 whis.ky

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 whis.keys 也作 whis.kies
An alcoholic liquor distilled from grain, such as corn, rye, or barley, and containing approximately 40 to 50 percent ethyl alcohol by volume.
威士忌酒：一種從谷類如玉米、黑麥或大麥等提煉出來含酒精液體，按容量包含約40%至50%的乙醇
A drink of such liquor.
一杯威士忌酒

來源：
From usquebaugh
源自 usquebaugh

Eitherwhiskey or, less frequently, whisky can be used to refer to spirits distilled in the United States. Some writers prefer to reservewhisky for spirits distilled in Great Britain, but there is no widespread agreement on this point.
無論是whiskey ，還是略為少見的 whisky 被用來指在美國(guó)提煉生產(chǎn)烈性酒。 有一些作家更傾向于將whisky 留作指在英國(guó)提煉生產(chǎn)的烈性酒， 不過就這一點(diǎn)并未形成普遍廣泛一致意見