alcohol
/ˈælkəhɒl/noun
उच्चारण ऐल्कहॉल
शराब; मद्यसार
Core word
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drinks such as beer, wine that can make people drunk; a clear liquid that is found in drinks such as beer and wine and used in medicines and as a fuel
शराब; मद्यसार
- alcohol-free
- Alcohol is not allowed on school premises.
- Alcohol should never be mixed with certain medicines.
+ 2 more examples
- The shop does not sell alcohol to anyone under twenty-one.
- The doctor advised him to cut down on alcohol.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
alcohol (uncountable noun)
Alcohol is uncountable; do not say an alcohol or alcohols for drinks in general.
'Alcohol' uncountable है; पेय के सामान्य अर्थ में 'an alcohol' या 'alcohols' नहीं कहते।
- Alcohol is not allowed in the hostel.
- He gave up alcohol last year.
drink / consume / avoid + alcohol
Verbs of use go directly before alcohol with no article.
प्रयोग बताने वाली क्रियाएँ बिना article के सीधे 'alcohol' से पहले आती हैं।
- Doctors advise patients to avoid alcohol.
alcohol (chemical liquid)
In science alcohol is a clear liquid used in medicine and as fuel; chemists may speak of alcohols in the plural.
विज्ञान में alcohol एक साफ़ तरल है जो दवा और ईंधन में प्रयुक्त होता है; रसायन में बहुवचन 'alcohols' भी आता है।
- The nurse cleaned the wound with alcohol.
alcohol + noun
It forms common compounds such as alcohol abuse and alcohol content.
इससे alcohol abuse, alcohol content जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- The alcohol content of this drink is five per cent.
alcohol + abuse / addiction / consumption
Compounds with alcohol describe misuse or the quantity drunk.
Alcohol के compounds ग़लत प्रयोग या पी गई मात्रा को बताते हैं।
- Alcohol abuse causes many road accidents.
+Collocations 5
verb + alcohol
drinkbanavoidservegive up
- The state decided to ban alcohol near schools.
adjective + alcohol
purestrongexcessillegallow
- Excess alcohol damages the liver.
alcohol + noun
abusecontentleveladdictionlicence
- The driver's alcohol level was above the legal limit.
under the influence of alcohol
under the influence offree ofsmell ofaddicted to
- Driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime.
quantity words
a lot ofa glass oflessno
- The doctor told him to drink less alcohol.
“More examples 6
- Selling alcohol to children is against the law.
बच्चों को शराब बेचना कानून के विरुद्ध है।
- Medicinal alcohol is used to clean the skin before an injection.
इंजेक्शन से पहले त्वचा साफ़ करने के लिए औषधीय alcohol का प्रयोग होता है।
- His father never touched alcohol in his life.
उसके पिता ने जीवन में कभी शराब को हाथ नहीं लगाया।
- The traffic police tested drivers for alcohol.
यातायात पुलिस ने चालकों की alcohol की जाँच की।
- Many people give up alcohol after a health scare.
कई लोग स्वास्थ्य की चेतावनी के बाद शराब छोड़ देते हैं।
- The shop is not allowed to sell alcohol near the school.
दुकान को विद्यालय के पास शराब बेचने की अनुमति नहीं है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is addicted of alcohol.
✓ He is addicted to alcohol.
Addicted takes the preposition to.
'Addicted' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है।
✗ Alcohols is harmful to health.
✓ Alcohol is harmful to health.
In the sense of drink, alcohol is uncountable and has no plural -s.
पेय के अर्थ में 'alcohol' uncountable है और इसमें '-s' नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Article 47 (a Directive Principle) asks the State to prohibit intoxicating drinks; Gujarat, Bihar, Mizoram and Nagaland have prohibition laws.
अनुच्छेद 47 (नीति निदेशक तत्व) राज्य से मादक पेयों पर प्रतिबंध लगाने को कहता है; गुजरात, बिहार, मिज़ोरम और नागालैंड में शराबबंदी कानून हैं।