moonshine

• 名词，指月光；也指用玉米醪非法蒸馏制成的烈性酒（私酿酒）。

A noun referring to the light of the Moon, or to whiskey that has been illegally distilled from a corn mash.

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1. MoonlightA2formal

   The light that comes from the moon at night.

   月光

   • The garden was bathed in soft moonshine.
   • They walked home by the light of the moonshine.
   • The moonshine reflected off the calm lake.

   同义词moonbeammoonlight

2. Illegal whiskeyB2informalamerican

   Whiskey that is made and sold illegally, often distilled from a corn mash.

   私酿酒

   • He was arrested for selling moonshine in the backwoods.
   • The bootlegger hid his moonshine in a cave.
   • They drank homemade moonshine at the party.

   同义词bootlegcorn whiskeyfirewaterhoochrotgutshine

• 动词，指私自酿造或蒸馏酒精饮料，通常以秘密、非法的家庭作坊方式进行。

A verb meaning to produce or distill illicit alcohol, typically in a homemade or secret manner.

1. Distill illegallyC1informalamerican

   To produce alcoholic spirits, especially whiskey, in an unlicensed or secret still.

   私酿

   • During Prohibition, many people moonshined in hidden mountain cabins.
   • He was arrested for moonshining in the backwoods of Tennessee.
   • They moonshined a potent batch of corn whiskey.

   同义词bootleg