| 单词 | undrinkable |
| 例句 | “The coffee is undrinkable. Everyone constantly says ‘cheers.’ The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The rations are long gone, the canteens are empty, and the sludge in the bottom of the bucket full of paintbrushes is undrinkable. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The fruitcake stayed perfect in the tin and the apple juice was fizzy but not totally undrinkable and the dried apricots were fine, as was the huge thick slab of chocolate wrapped in brown paper. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So far there’s been no sign of a freshwater stream or pond, and the saltwater’s undrinkable. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And by “black,” I think he meant dark, nasty and undrinkable. The Sovereign review: A deep dive into Belgian beers, with food to match 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Despite the optimistic nickname, most “near beers” are a poor substitute for the real thing, and many are downright undrinkable. The search for a non-alcoholic beer that’s actually worth drinking 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z One fictional drink is sorely missed, even if it is undrinkable. Hollywood and Booze: An Enduring Marriage 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z I was drinking the undrinkable wine and listening to that song, and my heart was filled with sadness and happiness. Hearing Aretha Franklin’s “I Say a Little Prayer” in the Soviet Union 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z I was no longer in the wilds of 1820s America; I was in Vue Islington, with an undrinkable coffee and a careless idiot. Bridget Christie: the trouble with mobile phones 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z There is so much toxicity in northern Chinese cities that half the water there is undrinkable. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But Massie expertly captures the privations of surrender: cheap cigars, undrinkable coffee and the enervating sense of being suspended in limbo. Dark Summer in Bordeaux by Allan Massie – review 2012-08-07T11:05:00Z "They've acknowledged that essentially all dairies in California or at least in the Central Valley region are polluting groundwater actively today in a way that makes the water undrinkable," says Claiborne. California dairy uses lots of water. Here’s why it matters 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z If water does trickle from the tap, residents have said it’s so contaminated with sewage and seawater that it’s undrinkable. Live updates | Israel deepens military assault in the northern Gaza Strip 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z That water, he said, was "polluted and undrinkable, but we drink it because we are thirsty." UN steps up appeal for fuel in Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Even before the latest conflict erupted and Israel cut electricity and fresh water supplies to Gaza, 90 percent of the water was undrinkable, according to the Palestinian Water Authority. In Gaza, people resort to drinking salty water, garbage piles up 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z When water does trickle from pipes, the meager flow lasts no more than 30 minutes each day and is so contaminated with sewage and seawater that it’s undrinkable, residents said. Lack of water worsens misery in besieged Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z It can also contaminate aquifers in ways that make the remaining water unsafe or undrinkable. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Low rainfall has forced water authorities to use water from a saltier part of the Santa Lucia river, which supplies most of Uruguay's drinking water, leaving tap water undrinkable for many. In parched Uruguay, tensions rise as water levels fall 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In parts of the district, aquifer levels are so low that experts fear saline seepage from the sea, which would make tap water undrinkable. Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z But they said that since CBG expanded its operations, including opening a bauxite storage site upriver in 2018, sediment has rendered the water uninhabitable for most fish and undrinkable for humans. On frontier of new ‘gold rush,’ quest for coveted EV metals yields misery Six villages on four of its islands have been relocated, as rising sea levels, a telltale sign of climate change, have turned water supplies so salty they’re undrinkable. Can Nations Be Sued for Weak Climate Action? We’ll Soon Get an Answer. 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Even though the pure spirits were virtually undrinkable, in its clear, burning essence, the liquid had the quality of sunlight concentrated through a magnifying glass. This Kentucky Bourbon Chocolate Walnut Pie distills winter sunshine 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Decaying infrastructure at water plants and a lack of trained operators has, on many reserves, rendered the treated water undrinkable. With Unfit Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities in Canada Bear Hardship 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Time marches on, always thirsty, ready for another round, but you can mark the moments in your life now by reaching into the past, by drinking something otherwise undrinkable, unknowable. Rare vintage spirits and aged liqueurs — step into a cocktail time machine 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Runoff from the mine road rendered water in many of the rivers and streams undrinkable, Sylla and other villagers recounted. On frontier of new ‘gold rush,’ quest for coveted EV metals yields misery The appeals court ruling arrived at roughly the same time that flooding rendered water undrinkable in the majority-Black city of Jackson, after years of disinvestment and the state's failure to help repair an aging system. Jim Crow lives again: Florida and Mississippi turn back the clock on voting rights 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z But as the Bagmati reaches the valley of Kathmandu, the capital, its color changes from clear to brown and then to black, choked with debris, its contents undrinkable and unsuitable even for cleaning. Nepal’s holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z As a result, power outages are frequent, trash is often uncollected and tap water is largely undrinkable. Beirut bank standoff exposes desperation of economic crisis 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Brackish water that creeps into the system isn’t as salty as ocean water, but it’s salty enough to render it undrinkable for some crops and for people. In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Last fall, government officials declared a state of emergency after water in the capital was deemed undrinkable and potentially tainted with petroleum. Pope ends Canadian visit with stop in small, far-north city 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Electricity is in short supply, tap water undrinkable and the health care system is in shambles. Seeking new funds, Hamas raises taxes in impoverished Gaza 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Oil spills, broken sewers and salinity pushing upstream from the Persian Gulf, one of Earth's fastest warming seas, have left the water supply undrinkable, and cancer clusters abound. The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Unemployment hovers around 50%, electricity outages last around 12 hours a day, tap water is undrinkable, and Hamas remains firmly in power. EXPLAINER: Why Mideast tensions are soaring yet again 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Dozens of wind-power turbines have been erected near the Guanting Reservoir, which provided Beijing with drinking water until farm and industrial pollution left it undrinkable. China’s Fastest Olympics Entrant? Climb Aboard. 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Nearly all of Gaza’s water is undrinkable due to high saline levels caused by overextraction. Gaza’s old battery pileups pose risk to health, environment 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The average Gazan only has 13 hours of electricity a day and tap water is undrinkable. Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z As a result, unemployment hovers around 50%, rolling power outages last for several hours a day and tap water is undrinkable. Gazans hope for vote after years of Hamas rule, isolation 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z It was undrinkable on its own; I ended up cooking it into a syrup to use in rum drinks. Good zero-proof drinks aren’t just for Dry January. Here are some products we’ve tried — and liked. 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Jourova, the commissioner for European values, told journalists, “It is relevant to have an overview of these issues and see the links between them — not least because deficiencies often merge into an undrinkable cocktail.” Breaking Impasse, E.U. Imposes Sanctions on Belarus 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “Deficiencies often merge into an undrinkable cocktail, even if individual ingredients seem to be fine.” E.U. issues its first rule-of-law report, angering leaders of Hungary and Poland 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z For the best coffee flavour, according to Slater, even the finest espresso does not work as well as instant coffee of undrinkable strength. The sweet spot: 10 of the best icing recipes, from decadent buttercream to chocolate ganache 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Some beers have a best-before date of just weeks - which means thousands of unused barrels in pub basements could be undrinkable by the time the lockdown is lifted. Five ways coronavirus is disrupting the food industry 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z It seems like it would be undrinkable, something you’d only choke down on a dare. These 6 cocktails should be considered modern classics. Here’s how to make them. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z With this change, came undrinkable, foul-smelling water and disease. Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z And so we end this decade with the water in Flint still undrinkable, thanks to gerrymandering. The decade Republicans hijacked our democracy, via the gerrymander 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z But many in Thermal think the powers that be should focus more on helping the farmworkers there who must contend with power outages, bad roads and undrinkable water. Newsletter: The Nunes question 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z He is present in undrinkable wine and wafers that stick to the roof of the mouth. Militias, chaos and starvation: Britain 10 years after Brexit 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Tap water is undrinkable, electricity is limited and travel abroad severely restricted. Rare protests erupt against Hamas’ 12-year rule over Gaza 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Health officials said that without an operator, the water would become undrinkable in less than 24 hours. Louisiana mayor: Town lacks money to pay water contractor 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Health officials say without an operator, the water would become undrinkable in less than 24 hours. Edwards declares emergency involving Louisiana water system 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The water is undrinkable, but can be used for washing. An unsolved murder at Italy’s most notorious tower block 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z There is despair over the undrinkable tapwater, the four hours of electricity, the shortage of medicines and the relentless increasing unemployment rate among one of the most educated peoples in the Arab world. ‘These are people with nothing to lose’. Inside Gaza 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z It turned an undrinkable wine into one that was, at least, drinkable. Smart wine aerator that lets you speed up decanting launches on Indiegogo 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Water is undrinkable and electricity available only for a few hours a day. Is America wrong to cut aid to Palestinian refugees? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Manhattan was surrounded by water, of course, but it was brackish and undrinkable. How a Massive Public Works Project Saved a Parched New York 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Periodically, Papua New Guinean police and immigration officials – on Australian orders, the Guardian was told – enter and poison the wells, befouling them with dirt and rubbish and making the water undrinkable. ‘The situation is critical’: cholera fears on Manus as water and medicine run out | Ben Doherty 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z What goes into the ground must come out: a sludge of toxic chemicals and undrinkable water, which trucks ship across the country. Far away from any witnesses, my small town is being poisoned by fracking waste 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z If we do nothing, undrinkable water could be one of Trump’s most poisonous legacies. Poison once flowed in America's waters. With Trump, it might again | Peter Gleick 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The undrinkable brine will be used to help replenish and restore the Dead Sea, which is slowly disappearing. With a push from Trump’s envoy, Israel and the Palestinians make a water deal 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z She and a friend liked to drink something they called pepper water, which was ordinary tap water they pretended their cruel orphan-handlers had made undrinkable. In the Shadow of a Fairy Tale 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Lake Erie’s frailty is still very fresh in the minds of Toledoans, whose drinking water was rendered undrinkable in August, 2014, because of algal blooms… Editorials from around Ohio 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z In December, he told Le Figaro: “Gays are like salt in soup, if there’s none at all, it’s a bit bland. If there’s too much, it’s undrinkable.” The man who could make Marine Le Pen president of France 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z If we do nothing, undrinkable water could be one of Trump’s most poisonous legacies. Poison once flowed in America's waters. With Trump, it might again | Peter Gleick 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z They have no running water, and the well water, undrinkable, is for bathing and washing. Buying baby formula at $40 a can, and other stories of survival from Aleppo 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Those emissions have not only made their water undrinkable, they said, but also kept the local river from freezing in winter. In your phone, in their air 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The corrosive river water caused damaged pipes and rendered the water undrinkable and in some cases unsuitable for bathing. Democrats see stopgap spending bill as best chance to get funding for Flint water crisis 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z We have about 300 breweries in the state, but most newbies seem to make beers indistinguishable from their competitors, and their IPAs are undrinkable. 10 Seattle bars that stand out from the crowd 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Now the militants aren’t providing fuel to keep the stations working, making the river undrinkable. Syrians ‘caught in a vice,’ suffering more than ever as civil war drags on 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Several people complained about the undrinkable tap water in their homes — water contaminated by agricultural chemicals and oil fracking operations. Bernie Sanders' sober social activism wins him fans in California 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z It was cloudy and, he said, undrinkable — so oily that they now retrieve drinking water from a source more than a mile away. In your phone, in their air 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z “Our water has become undrinkable, our food inedible . . . and the air in our cities is so polluted that we often cannot see the sun,” he said recently. The Chutzpah of Jack Ma 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The Democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to visit the faded American factory town with the undrinkable taps. Hillary Clinton to tour the devastated city of Flint, Michigan 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z “We obviously have a number of issues that we have to deal with, whether it’s infrastructure, whether it’s folks having to pay for water that obviously is undrinkable,” said Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint. Michigan Senate OKs $28M more to address Flint water crisis 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Flint residents left with bills for water declared undrinkable due to lead contamination filed a lawsuit in state court on Jan. 7 against Snyder, the state, the city and other officials. Michigan eyes state budget surplus for Flint water costs 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The village’s well water has become undrinkable, too. In your phone, in their air 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The other night, I went down to the wine cellar and found the Pinot Grigio at an almost undrinkable 38 degrees. Out-of-towners, here's your guide to staying afloat in Pasadena 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z “He said, ‘I’ve been in alcohol for 20 years, and this stuff is undrinkable.’ Trempealeau garlic farmers take in smell of success 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z This was melted ice, but it was sadly undrinkable, since a small channel had allowed seawater to enter too. Sergey Ananov: Two days on ice with three polar bears - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The wine that they’ve served instead has at times been all but undrinkable. 7 Habits of Annoying Wine People, Readers’ Edition 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Don’t let the the adorable bottle and promise of an interesting experience fool you, this beer is next to undrinkable. 4 Japanese craft brews at Far Bar in Little Tokyo 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The industry has received scrutiny for how it disposes of undrinkable water produced during oil drilling. California activists want water restrictions to include oil industry 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The action is part of a statewide review of California's 50,000 underground injection wells, which oil companies use to dispose of billions of barrels of undrinkable water produced every year during oil production. California halts 12 injection wells over water concerns 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z There were a few gourmet coffee places here and there, but for nearly all Americans, coffee was cheap, easy, weak, limited in variety, and frankly undrinkable by today’s standards. NetAppVoice: 3 Easy Steps To Rule Your Industry: Be Like Apple, Google, Starbucks 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z But residents near the spill found the water undrinkable. Traces of Montana Oil Spill Are Found in Drinking Water 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z To fans they are flavoursome and interesting, to critics they are undrinkable. How beer firm Brewdog became popular 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Coffee drinkers may be alarmed by the changes, but the Commission claims consumers will not even notice, as coffee in drip-filter machines without an insulated jug is undrinkable after 40 minutes anyway. New energy rules for domestic devices 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Electricity has been cut off for months, and spotty maintenance has made tap water undrinkable. Islamic State Imposes Strict New Order in Mosul, and Deprivation Is a Result 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Sending the undrinkable wastewater back down specially permitted disposal wells has been linked to earthquakes from Ohio to Oklahoma. Fracking Threatens to Crack Politics 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Being generous, one might say this is a wine with personality; to me it was undrinkable. European vs. American Wines And The Winner Is..... 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The problems include methane gas contamination attributed to drilling, spills of wastewater and other pollutants, and wells that went dry or were otherwise undrinkable. Pa. releases list of wells impacted by drilling 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z That includes water, which is trucked in because most of the tap water in Gaza is undrinkable even during peacetime. Nowhere Is Safe in Gaza—Even a UN School 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The ground has long been saturated with salt, making well water undrinkable. Motel operator is driven to keep Route 66 culture alive and kicking 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z "If the seawater came in over the top, it would have an immediate and catastrophic effect, causing salination for 15 months to two years - this could make the water undrinkable," he says. Tiny island's struggle with overpopulation 2014-02-03T21:34:03Z I found the booze undrinkable, but it made one hell of an accelerant for our fire—handy in temperatures that dropped below freezing as night closed in. Trekking in India's Himalayas 2013-05-10T18:30:12Z Everyone knows that, despite being undrinkable, the Ocean far outnumbers the shipments of Coke and Pepsi in terms of "open" beverage availability. Who's Winning, iOS or Android? 2013-04-21T11:00:00Z The water close to these wells is often already undrinkable, they say, so lesser protections make sense. The trillion-gallon wastewater loophole 2012-09-22T14:00:00Z The close to these wells is often already undrinkable, they say, so lesser protections make sense. Safety Rules for Fracking Disposal Wells Often Ignored 2012-09-20T18:45:00.590Z I only wish that the water we use internally were as pleasant as the salt-water is for bathing, but the fact is, it is almost undrinkable. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The nature of the ground in places is very treacherous; the water has a strong taste of soda, and is quite undrinkable in some of the springs. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Methylated spirit only differs from the alcohol in alcoholic beverages in that something is added to make it undrinkable. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z Climate change plays a role here: as sea levels rose, Tuvalu's groundwater became increasingly saline and undrinkable, leaving the island dependent on rainwater. Why the World May Be Running Out of Clean Water 2011-10-18T09:30:00Z I duly received the coffee, but it was well-nigh undrinkable. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z It was fortunate that we had brought water with us for cooking purposes, for the water in the well was perfectly undrinkable. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Temperatures can soar to 35 degrees Celsius, with relative humidity near 100 percent, factors that could render a $75,000 bottle of Chateau d’Yquem undrinkable. Lafite at $230,000 a Bottle Means Boom for Hong Kong Wine Vaults 2011-07-21T16:41:28Z Thus Yahweh smites the river so that the fish die and render the water undrinkable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Chinese people drink a lot of tea, and their taps emit a lot of undrinkable gunge. Water technology: Striking the stone 2011-05-12T11:01:28Z Moreover, the black coffee was, nine times out of ten, utterly undrinkable. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z In 1989, the Government Accounting Office found nine cases where abandoned wells had contaminated groundwater, including one Kentucky case that rendered the water for more than 80 households undrinkable. Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water Across the Country 2011-04-04T19:15:03.443Z The drink sold under that honorable name at this restaurant is the beastliest and most poisonous of drinks, not absolutely undrinkable or immediately destructive of life. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z They brought me a cup just now in the study that was absolutely undrinkable. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Do you know we found that stuff from the 'Blue Bell,' that you recommended us to try, quite undrinkable! A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z In the slums, there's open sewage; everywhere, there's undrinkable water and the malaria-bearing mosquitoes that breed in it. 2010-01-14T20:11:00Z But the system must be constantly monitored, and just a few missteps or a change in conditions could make the water undrinkable. Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water Across the Country 2011-04-04T19:15:03.443Z For dinner we had a basin of soup, which was almost undrinkable, some thin washy stuff; occasionally we got some potatoes. On the right of the British line All the wine in the camp was rendered undrinkable or poured on the ground. Rulers of India: Akbar The two former are ineffective except in quantities likely to prove hurtful to health, while formalin, in itself a powerful and deleterious drug, though it stops fermentation, renders the liquor cloudy and undrinkable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" And the morning coffee undrinkable at that; while the hash—such hash! Miss Cayley's Adventures The filthy marsh water was undrinkable, but it could be used to cool the superheated jackets of the guns and thus keep them in a condition for action. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The contents of the cauldron were quite undrinkable, and the girls had to fall back on the small quantity of lemonade which the cook had provided. The Madcap of the School When I went there you could buy not undrinkable or poisonous Hollands at four shillings a gallon, and brandy—not, of course, exactly cognac or fine champagne, but deserving the same epithets—for six. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The water, which in the whole fleet had been stored in new oaken casks, became undrinkable and finally putrid. The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776 Starvation may be employed, and the cutting off of the supply of water, or the destruction of that supply by mixing with it something not absolutely poisonous which renders it undrinkable. The Map of Life Conduct and Character We are like men marooned in the middle of an ocean with no water; the water is there, but it’s undrinkable.” Cum Grano Salis Sometimes, after a great deal of trouble, and at the risk of being snapped up by an alligator, we found the water brackish and utterly undrinkable. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting "The sea contains the purest and impurest water, drinkable and wholesome for fishes, it is undrinkable and injurious to human beings." Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Sea-water also is undrinkable and brackish, but it feeds fish, and is a sort of vehicle to convey and transport travellers anywhere. Plutarch's Morals The water, too, was bad—so full of alkali as nearly to be undrinkable, and as bitter as gall. Kid Wolf of Texas I have some water in mine," Easton said, "but it tastes of leather so strongly that it is next to undrinkable. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The surface water is all in the form of briny, chemically saturated swamps—undrinkable without extensive processing. Planet of the Damned Many streams in those parts of the prairies are quite salt, but fortunately this one was not utterly undrinkable, though it was very unpalatable. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Salt-water would miraculously intrude into my messmates’ rum-bottle, and my daily pint of wine was either sour or muddy, or sandy, or afflicted with something that made it undrinkable. Rattlin the Reefer Muddy, alkaline, undrinkable, it slipped along between the low walls of smooth sandstone to add its volume to that of the Colorado. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Further inland, smaller marshes were often met with, and a hole dug in them soon filled with bitter water, quite undrinkable, but valuable to wash away the sand. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 I think it was the very worst water we ever had, all but undrinkable, in fact. With Our Army in Palestine He knew, indeed, from former attempts, that the water immediately about the castle was muddy, and in ordinary times undrinkable, but that did not signify to-day. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag The water we carried got hot in our bottles and became almost undrinkable. The Red Horizon If a cask is opened it must be rapidly consumed; indeed it becomes undrinkable within a very few hours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" It was so bitter as to be almost undrinkable, and there was not one morsel of food given with it. Into the Jaws of Death It never struck us till afterwards that the fact of the water being undrinkable saved us. With Our Army in Palestine Rousing our Serbs, we set them about making preparations for breakfast; but when the water was boiled and the tea made, it turned out to be utterly undrinkable. Round About the Carpathians I have had no shaving water; my coffee was undrinkable; I can find nothing. The Black Box He got an undrinkable can of watery Budweiser and propped it up on his tray table alongside his inedible pretzel and arranged them in a kind of symbolic tableau of all things ESTian. Eastern Standard Tribe It was very warm, and the tea had proved quite undrinkable. The Halo The water was slightly brackish, but not so much so as to render it undrinkable. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills A Manchester scientist claims to have discovered a means of making vegetable alcohol undrinkable without impairing its usefulness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21 Through the course of those high-souled ones, the ocean became so saline as to be undrinkable. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 If this is left all night, fermentation takes place without artificial aid, and at midday a kind of highly scented alcoholic cider is produced which however, is acid and undrinkable by the evening. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State Beyond this cheerless oasis stretches again the still more cheerless desert, the rivulets of undrinkable salt water, the glaring white salt-flats to the south, and the salt-encrusted mountains to the north. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama It is a fine long sheet of water which is brackish but not to an extent to render it undrinkable. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills And he called to mind the peculiar tepid undrinkable water which bubbles up by the side of artesian wells. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Antonym: undrinkable drinking, n. potation; tippling, bibacity, drunkenness, carousal, guzzling, intemperance. Putnam's Word Book Entering upon the broad plain, we passed, in about three miles, a small lake, the water of which was so much impregnated with alkali as to be undrinkable. What I Saw in California About 2 p.m. the sowar sent forward meets us with water; but it is almost undrinkable. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Moreover, the water was very bad, and sometimes a cask was struck that was positively undrinkable. The Rough Riders "Pretty good tea, Hope; at most places it's undrinkable." The Man in Lonely Land "Lulie, our coffee is getting to be perfectly undrinkable," said he one morning, putting his cup down with a face of disgust. Not Pretty, but Precious For retail purposes the ``ordinary'' methylated spirit is mixed with .357% of mineral naphtha, which has the effect of rendering it quite undrinkable. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The Rhine and the Tiber are more famous than the Merrimac; but their water is muddy and undrinkable. Sketches from Concord and Appledore What if the bread be uneatable, the coffee undrinkable, and the tobacco unsmokable? The Subterranean Brotherhood There the rod made the Nile water undrinkable. Expositions of Holy Scripture This, however, does not last long, but gives place in a few months to a taste unpleasantly like sweet spirits of nitre, which renders the wine undrinkable. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán It is a feeble, characterless, uninspiring sort of stuff, and almost as undrinkable as if it had been made in an American hotel. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 It proved, as we feared, to be slightly brackish, but not undrinkable. Expedition into Central Australia It stands to reason that if the fruit be picked before complete maturity, these acids, which are not capable of fermenting, will be found unchanged in the wine produced, thereby rendering it acid and undrinkable. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken And in those filthy cheap coals that choke the grate with dust, and in tea that is undrinkable. Sisters The lagoon was practically dried up, and the little drain of water left was undrinkable because of the dead beasts that had got bogged and dropped dead in it. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life The Masai believe that were the couple to commit a breach of chastity, not only would the wine be undrinkable but the bees which made the honey would fly away. The Golden Bough On the 22nd we were compelled to march twenty-three miles, as the water was quite undrinkable, the few muddy pools having been stirred into paste by the buffaloes and elephants. Ismailia On one occasion the tea will be excellent—and on another either as weak as water, or with such a sharp acrid taste that it is almost undrinkable. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken In the evening they camped on the banks of the White Lake, the waters of which are brackish and undrinkable. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant The lagoon which Columbus found at Guanahani had certainly undrinkable water, or he would have gotten some for his vessels, instead of putting it off until he reached the third island. The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time |
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