/'kɒkteɪl; `kɑk,tel/
n
1 [C] alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with fruit juice, etc 鸡尾酒
*[attrib 作定语] a cocktail party 鸡尾酒会.
2 [C, U] dish of seafood or fruit (used esp in the expressions shown) 用海鲜或水果做的菜（尤用于下列示例）:
(a) prawn cocktail, ie a mixture of prawns and mayonnaise eaten as a first course 大虾冷盘（用作西餐第一道菜） *
(a) fruit cocktail, ie a mixture of small pieces of fruit, usu eaten as a dessert 什锦水果丁（通常作西餐最後的甜食）.
3 [C] (infml 口) any mixture of substances 任何混合物
*a lethal cocktail of drugs 致命的混合药物.


一种开胃食品，作为一顿饭的第一道菜供应

n[C]

[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from cocktail 'horse with a tail cut short so that it looks like a male chicken's, horse of mixed breed (with such a tail), mixture' (1800-1900)]
an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks
seafood/prawn/lobster cocktail
small pieces of fish, prawns, or lobster served cold with a sauce and eaten as the first part of a meal
fruit cocktail
a mixture of small pieces of fruit
a mixture of several things which is dangerous, unpleasant, confusing, or exciting
cocktail of
　a lethal cocktail of painkillers and whisky
　The book contains a powerful cocktail of romance, family crises and big business.
→Molotov cocktail


an appetizer served as a first course at a meal