cocktail
/ˈkɒkteɪl/noun
उच्चारण कॉक्टेल
कॉकटेल (मिश्रित पेय)
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[C]
a drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks and fruit juice
कॉकटेल (मिश्रित पेय)
- a fruit cocktail
- At the party, the children were served a fresh fruit cocktail.
- At the wedding, guests were handed a cocktail of fresh mango and lime.
+ 2 more examples
- The hotel offers a non-alcoholic cocktail with mint and orange.
- He ordered a tall fruit cocktail and sat down by the pool.
Synonyms mixed drink punch
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[C] ~ (of sth)
a mixture of different substances, especially ones that do not mix together well
मिश्रण (प्रायः हानिकारक)
- a cocktail of drugs
- The report warned about a dangerous cocktail of pollution, noise and overcrowding in the city.
- Smoke and dust form a harmful cocktail in the city air.
+ 2 more examples
- The patient was given a cocktail of medicines to fight the infection.
- Fear and excitement made an odd cocktail of feelings on the first day of school.
Synonyms mixture blend combination medley mix
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cocktail (countable noun)
A cocktail is a mixed drink; it is countable and needs an article: a cocktail, two cocktails.
Cocktail मिश्रित पेय है; यह countable है और article लेता है: a cocktail, two cocktails।
- She ordered a fruit cocktail.
- Cocktails were served at the party.
a cocktail of sth
The second sense is a mixture of things, especially unlike ones: a cocktail of chemicals. The verb agrees with cocktail.
दूसरा अर्थ अलग-अलग चीज़ों का मिश्रण है: a cocktail of chemicals। Verb 'cocktail' के अनुसार आता है।
- A cocktail of drugs was found in his blood.
- The report warns of a cocktail of pollutants.
cocktail + noun
Cocktail is a modifier: cocktail party, cocktail dress, cocktail shaker, cocktail stick.
'Cocktail' modifier है: cocktail party, cocktail dress, cocktail shaker, cocktail stick।
- She wore a cocktail dress.
- A cocktail stick held the olive.
mocktail (non-alcoholic)
A non-alcoholic mixed drink is a mocktail; fruit cocktail is a dessert of mixed fruit.
बिना शराब का मिश्रित पेय mocktail कहलाता है; fruit cocktail मिले-जुले फलों की मिठाई है।
- Students ordered mocktails at the farewell.
- We had fruit cocktail for dessert.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cocktail
fruittropicaldeadlypotentnon-alcoholic
- A tropical fruit cocktail is cool in summer.
verb + cocktail
mixshakeorderservesipdrink
- The waiter shook the cocktail.
cocktail of
drugschemicalsemotionsflavoursspices
- A cocktail of emotions filled the hall.
cocktail + noun
partydressbarshakerhour
- The cocktail bar was crowded.
“More examples 6
- The hotel serves a special fruit cocktail at breakfast.
होटल नाश्ते में विशेष फल कॉकटेल परोसता है।
- A cocktail of chemicals polluted the river.
रसायनों के मिश्रण ने नदी को प्रदूषित कर दिया।
- Radhika felt a cocktail of fear and excitement before the final.
फ़ाइनल से पहले राधिका को डर और उत्साह दोनों का मिला-जुला भाव हुआ।
- The company held a cocktail party at the hotel.
कंपनी ने होटल में कॉकटेल पार्टी रखी।
- She sipped a cocktail on the terrace.
उसने छत पर कॉकटेल की चुस्की ली।
- The mixture of heat and humidity is a dangerous cocktail for the elderly.
गरमी और उमस का मेल बुज़ुर्गों के लिए ख़तरनाक मिश्रण है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A cocktail of chemicals were found in the water.
✓ A cocktail of chemicals was found in the water.
The subject is cocktail, which is singular, so the verb is was.
Subject 'cocktail' singular है, इसलिए verb 'was' आएगा।
✗ She ordered cocktail at the party.
✓ She ordered a cocktail at the party.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के साथ article चाहिए।
AaSpelling
cock·tail
?Which word?
Keep the mixture words together: cocktail, concoction (a strange mixture, especially of food or drink), medley (a mixture of different things or tunes), amalgam (a mixture of different things), potpourri (a mixture of dried flowers; a mixture of various things).
मिश्रण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cocktail, concoction (अजीब मिश्रण, विशेषकर भोजन या पेय), medley (अलग चीज़ों या धुनों का मिश्रण), amalgam (भिन्न चीज़ों का मिश्रण), potpourri (सूखे फूलों का मिश्रण; विविध चीज़ों का मिश्रण)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: cocktail also means a mixture of things, often dangerous ('a deadly cocktail of chemicals').
प्रयोग में cocktail का अर्थ चीज़ों का मिश्रण भी है, प्रायः खतरनाक ('a deadly cocktail of chemicals')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Molotov cocktail (a simple petrol bomb).
Collocation 'Molotov cocktail' (साधारण पेट्रोल बम)।