Definition of sherry in English:

sherry

nounPlural sherries ˈʃɛriˈʃɛri

mass noun

A fortified wine originally and mainly from southern Spain.
雪利酒（原产于西班牙南部的一种烈性葡萄酒，常作开胃酒饮用）
a bottle of dry sherry
as modifier a sherry glass
count noun please pour me a sherry
Example sentencesExamples
- There is also a faint undertone of tobacco and a slight hint of dry sherry.
- Mix the crushed garlic, chopped chilli, paprika, sherry and olive oil, and spoon over the prawns.
- It has been hard to persuade Chardonnay and Cabernet drinkers that sherry is worth trying - but change is afoot.
- The cured ham and sherry give a wonderfully rounded Spanish flavour to the clams and the broth.
- Usually we'd have a half of beer, but on this occasion someone suggested a glass of sherry, because it dried you out.
- They had three type of manzanilla sherry on the wine list but none in stock and tried to fob us off with white port.
- When all this was melted, he added a small glass of sherry in which he had mixed a teaspoon of cornstarch.
- Add the tomato purée and cook for a further minute before adding the chervil, sherry and crab stock.
- She grapples with the issues of the day and puts them to bed with humour, sincerity and a small glass of sherry.
- The long table in the centre was set with plates of mince pies and glasses of sherry for the carol singers.
- The brine of capers lingers too long after a taste of stewed octopus in sherry vinegar.
- Add the bay, thyme, rosemary, garlic, orange zest, cinnamon and a splash of dry sherry.
- Make the dressing by mixing the oil, sherry vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper and the crushed garlic.
- Add a generous slosh of sherry, let it bubble for a moment, and follow up with a more modest splash of wine or cider vinegar.
- Drunk straight from the fridge, this delivers the colour, aroma and flavour of a dry amontillado sherry.
- If you have time, soak raisins or sultanas in the muscat or sherry first, then pour them on the ice cream along with the liquid.
- Someone else requested top tips for cooking Christmas dinner after one sherry too many.
- At Christmas we'll have a glass of sherry, but normally we don't drink.
- They are people in the last years of their life who like a port or sherry.
- We waited an age to be served and I finally placed an order for a glass of Manzanilla sherry.

Derivatives

sherried

adjective

The rib-eye steak is given extra zing with the addition of sherried peppers.
Example sentencesExamples
- If a customer has tried the Macallan, then he knows what heavily sherried malt tastes like.
- A special of sherried lobster bisque demands to be ordered; its rich brick color and oceanic, lobster-shell tang give it a gutsy character.
- Mouth-filling honey and butterscotch flavors with a peppery yet sweet sherried fruit attack.
- Your palate is at first pleasured with a sherried smoothness and then with subtle, smoky, peaty notes.

Origin

Late 16th century: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish (vino de) Xeres 'Xeres (wine)' (Xeres being the former name of Jerez).

Rhymes

beriberi, berry, BlackBerry, bury, Ceri, Derry, ferry, Gerry, jerry, Kerry, merry, perry, Pondicherry, terry, very, wherry, wolfberry

Definition of sherry in US English:

sherry

nounˈSHerēˈʃɛri

A fortified wine originally and mainly from southern Spain, often drunk as an aperitif.
雪利酒（原产于西班牙南部的一种烈性葡萄酒，常作开胃酒饮用）
a bottle of dry sherry
as modifier a sherry glass
count noun please pour me a sherry
Example sentencesExamples
- Make the dressing by mixing the oil, sherry vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper and the crushed garlic.
- They are people in the last years of their life who like a port or sherry.
- Add the bay, thyme, rosemary, garlic, orange zest, cinnamon and a splash of dry sherry.
- There is also a faint undertone of tobacco and a slight hint of dry sherry.
- The brine of capers lingers too long after a taste of stewed octopus in sherry vinegar.
- Someone else requested top tips for cooking Christmas dinner after one sherry too many.
- We waited an age to be served and I finally placed an order for a glass of Manzanilla sherry.
- The long table in the centre was set with plates of mince pies and glasses of sherry for the carol singers.
- Add a generous slosh of sherry, let it bubble for a moment, and follow up with a more modest splash of wine or cider vinegar.
- It has been hard to persuade Chardonnay and Cabernet drinkers that sherry is worth trying - but change is afoot.
- She grapples with the issues of the day and puts them to bed with humour, sincerity and a small glass of sherry.
- At Christmas we'll have a glass of sherry, but normally we don't drink.
- When all this was melted, he added a small glass of sherry in which he had mixed a teaspoon of cornstarch.
- Drunk straight from the fridge, this delivers the colour, aroma and flavour of a dry amontillado sherry.
- Add the tomato purée and cook for a further minute before adding the chervil, sherry and crab stock.
- Mix the crushed garlic, chopped chilli, paprika, sherry and olive oil, and spoon over the prawns.
- They had three type of manzanilla sherry on the wine list but none in stock and tried to fob us off with white port.
- Usually we'd have a half of beer, but on this occasion someone suggested a glass of sherry, because it dried you out.
- The cured ham and sherry give a wonderfully rounded Spanish flavour to the clams and the broth.
- If you have time, soak raisins or sultanas in the muscat or sherry first, then pour them on the ice cream along with the liquid.

Origin

Late 16th century: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish (vino de) Xeres ‘Xeres (wine)’ (Xeres being the former name of Jerez).

词汇	sherry
释义	Definition of sherry in English: sherry nounPlural sherries ˈʃɛriˈʃɛri mass noun A fortified wine originally and mainly from southern Spain. 雪利酒（原产于西班牙南部的一种烈性葡萄酒，常作开胃酒饮用） a bottle of dry sherry as modifier a sherry glass count noun please pour me a sherry Example sentencesExamples There is also a faint undertone of tobacco and a slight hint of dry sherry. Mix the crushed garlic, chopped chilli, paprika, sherry and olive oil, and spoon over the prawns. It has been hard to persuade Chardonnay and Cabernet drinkers that sherry is worth trying - but change is afoot. The cured ham and sherry give a wonderfully rounded Spanish flavour to the clams and the broth. Usually we'd have a half of beer, but on this occasion someone suggested a glass of sherry, because it dried you out. They had three type of manzanilla sherry on the wine list but none in stock and tried to fob us off with white port. When all this was melted, he added a small glass of sherry in which he had mixed a teaspoon of cornstarch. Add the tomato purée and cook for a further minute before adding the chervil, sherry and crab stock. She grapples with the issues of the day and puts them to bed with humour, sincerity and a small glass of sherry. The long table in the centre was set with plates of mince pies and glasses of sherry for the carol singers. The brine of capers lingers too long after a taste of stewed octopus in sherry vinegar. Add the bay, thyme, rosemary, garlic, orange zest, cinnamon and a splash of dry sherry. Make the dressing by mixing the oil, sherry vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper and the crushed garlic. Add a generous slosh of sherry, let it bubble for a moment, and follow up with a more modest splash of wine or cider vinegar. Drunk straight from the fridge, this delivers the colour, aroma and flavour of a dry amontillado sherry. If you have time, soak raisins or sultanas in the muscat or sherry first, then pour them on the ice cream along with the liquid. Someone else requested top tips for cooking Christmas dinner after one sherry too many. At Christmas we'll have a glass of sherry, but normally we don't drink. They are people in the last years of their life who like a port or sherry. We waited an age to be served and I finally placed an order for a glass of Manzanilla sherry. Derivatives sherried adjective The rib-eye steak is given extra zing with the addition of sherried peppers. Example sentencesExamples If a customer has tried the Macallan, then he knows what heavily sherried malt tastes like. A special of sherried lobster bisque demands to be ordered; its rich brick color and oceanic, lobster-shell tang give it a gutsy character. Mouth-filling honey and butterscotch flavors with a peppery yet sweet sherried fruit attack. Your palate is at first pleasured with a sherried smoothness and then with subtle, smoky, peaty notes. Origin Late 16th century: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish (vino de) Xeres 'Xeres (wine)' (Xeres being the former name of Jerez). Rhymes beriberi, berry, BlackBerry, bury, Ceri, Derry, ferry, Gerry, jerry, Kerry, merry, perry, Pondicherry, terry, very, wherry, wolfberry Definition of sherry in US English: sherry nounˈSHerēˈʃɛri A fortified wine originally and mainly from southern Spain, often drunk as an aperitif. 雪利酒（原产于西班牙南部的一种烈性葡萄酒，常作开胃酒饮用） a bottle of dry sherry as modifier a sherry glass count noun please pour me a sherry Example sentencesExamples Make the dressing by mixing the oil, sherry vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper and the crushed garlic. They are people in the last years of their life who like a port or sherry. Add the bay, thyme, rosemary, garlic, orange zest, cinnamon and a splash of dry sherry. There is also a faint undertone of tobacco and a slight hint of dry sherry. The brine of capers lingers too long after a taste of stewed octopus in sherry vinegar. Someone else requested top tips for cooking Christmas dinner after one sherry too many. We waited an age to be served and I finally placed an order for a glass of Manzanilla sherry. The long table in the centre was set with plates of mince pies and glasses of sherry for the carol singers. Add a generous slosh of sherry, let it bubble for a moment, and follow up with a more modest splash of wine or cider vinegar. It has been hard to persuade Chardonnay and Cabernet drinkers that sherry is worth trying - but change is afoot. She grapples with the issues of the day and puts them to bed with humour, sincerity and a small glass of sherry. At Christmas we'll have a glass of sherry, but normally we don't drink. When all this was melted, he added a small glass of sherry in which he had mixed a teaspoon of cornstarch. Drunk straight from the fridge, this delivers the colour, aroma and flavour of a dry amontillado sherry. Add the tomato purée and cook for a further minute before adding the chervil, sherry and crab stock. Mix the crushed garlic, chopped chilli, paprika, sherry and olive oil, and spoon over the prawns. They had three type of manzanilla sherry on the wine list but none in stock and tried to fob us off with white port. Usually we'd have a half of beer, but on this occasion someone suggested a glass of sherry, because it dried you out. The cured ham and sherry give a wonderfully rounded Spanish flavour to the clams and the broth. If you have time, soak raisins or sultanas in the muscat or sherry first, then pour them on the ice cream along with the liquid. Origin Late 16th century: alteration of archaic sherris, interpreted as plural, from Spanish (vino de) Xeres ‘Xeres (wine)’ (Xeres being the former name of Jerez).
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