potation

🇬🇧 UK/pәu'teiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The act of drinking; a drink, especially an alcoholic one

饮酒;一次饮用量

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
potother
+
ationact, process, state
=potation

Common Collocations

  • 1.[evening potation]夜间饮酒
  • 2.[deep potation]畅饮
  • 3.potation and feasting饮酒作乐
  • 4.[nightly potation]每夜小酌

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The weary travelers paused for a potation before continuing their long journey.

  • 2.

    He raised his glass for one final potation before bidding his friends farewell.

  • 3.

    The old poem celebrated the joys of potation and merry companionship.

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