virgin screwdriver

Chinese translation: 少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批

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English term or phrase:virgin screwdriver
Chinese translation:少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批
Entered by: clearwater

01:18 Jan 19, 2004
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English term or phrase: virgin screwdriver
Have a Virgin for a Nightcap
For last call, order a double virgin screwdriver. Fructose, one of the sugars in orange juice, can speed the metabolism of alcohol by as much as 25 percent.

这种鸡尾酒有比较固定的叫法吗?
clearwater
China
Local time: 23:44
少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批
Explanation:
I don't think there is a fixed translation for this non-alcohol drink. Screwdriver is mix of vodka and organe juice. virgin screwdriver only has the orange juice in it. There are several translations for screwdriver. You can check the following links.

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isahuang
Local time: 11:44
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Summary of answers provided
5少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批
isahuang
5少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批
darkgrape
4Orange juice
Meihua (May) Shi
4少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批
Ray Luo


  

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Orange juice


Explanation:
a screwdriver is some kind of acohol. Virgin means no acohol in it, so it's something like OJ

Meihua (May) Shi
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批


Explanation:
I don't think there is a fixed translation for this non-alcohol drink. Screwdriver is mix of vodka and organe juice. virgin screwdriver only has the orange juice in it. There are several translations for screwdriver. You can check the following links.

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Note added at 45 mins (2004-01-19 02:04:32 GMT)
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one more link http://www.1stbook.net/bar/cocktail25.html


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少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批


Explanation:
by Tingting Huang] 2:01am
This comment support Miss Tingting Huang. Because the comment frame is not enough to input, I choose this method.
Please see:
Virgin Screwdriver
- 1 part(s) Orange Juice
- 1 part(s) 7-Up or Sprite




    Reference: http://www.barmeister.com/cgi-bin/drink.view.pl?drink=1636
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少女螺丝钻/螺丝起子/螺丝批


Explanation:
very good explanation given, the word virgin would not apply but replace the word with alcohol free, the screwdriver cocktail is a mix of vodka and orange juice, to make it alcohol free a soda may substitute for the vodka as well

Example sentence(s):
  • find accurate drink recipes here

    Reference: http://www.cocktailcodex.com
    Reference: http://www.cocktailcodex.com
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