/eɪl; el/
n
1 (a) [U, C] (used esp in compounds and phrases 尤用于复合词及词组中) (type of) strong beer, usu sold in bottles 浓啤酒（酒精浓度高, 通常为瓶装的啤酒）
*We sell a wide range of ales and stouts. 我们出售种类繁多的浓啤酒和黑啤酒.
(b) [C] glass of ale 一杯浓啤酒
*Two light ales, please. 请来两杯淡的啤酒.
2 [U] (dated or dialect 旧或方) beer 啤酒
*a pint of ale 一品脱啤酒.
3 (idm 习语) cakes and ale => cake.

n[U]
[Language: Old English;Origin: ealu]
a type of beer made from malt
old-fashioned beer
→light ale