preloading
noun [ U ] informal (also pre-loading) uk/ˌpriːˈləʊ.dɪŋ/ us/ˌpriːˈloʊ.dɪŋ/
(指外出之前在家)喝热身酒,预喝酒
the activity of drinking alcohol at your or someone else's home before going out somewhere else
The report suggests ways to tackle preloading by young clubbers. 这份报告针对去夜总会的年轻人喝热身酒的问题提出了一些建议。
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- There has been a marked rise in "pre-loading", where drinkers, young adults mostly, buy booze and down it at home before heading to a club or bar.
- A big trend is to consumption at home before going out, which we call pre-loading.
- They called for stricter controls on sales to minors to curb ''preloading''.