bottle shop
noun [ C ] mainly Australian English or South African English uk/ˈbɒt.əl ˌʃɒp/ us/ˈbɑː.t̬əl ˌʃɑːp/ (UK usually off-licence); (US usually liquor store)
瓶装酒商店;酒类售卖点
a shop that sells alcoholic drinks for people to take away and drink somewhere else
Drinking in bars and restaurants is considerably more expensive than buying from a bottle shop or a supermarket. 在酒吧和餐馆喝酒比从酒类售卖店或超市购买要贵得多。
I asked the guy in the bottle shop if he had any 10-year-old whisky. 我问瓶装店的人他有没有 10 年的威士忌。
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- The hotel has live music and even a bottle shop if you want to pick up a bottle of wine or some beer.
- Cassis is a sweet blackcurrant liqueur that is available from selected bottle shops.
- State trading laws say all venues must close at 2am and bottle shops at 10pm.