🇬🇧🇨🇳 cider - 苹果酒 : English Lesson

Meaning of "cider" ("苹果酒"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Cider is a delicious, refreshing drink made by squeezing the juice out of apples. It can be sweet or tangy, and people love drinking it, especially in the fall when apples are everywhere. Some ciders are warm and spiced with cinnamon, making them perfect for chilly days. Others are cold and fizzy, like apple soda.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My cat knocked over my cup of cider, so now my floor smells like an apple orchard.

When I drank warm cider, it felt like my insides were getting a cozy apple hug.

I put cinnamon in my cider, and suddenly, I felt like a fancy chef.

My friend said she doesn’t like cider, and I’m still deciding if we can be friends.

I was enjoying my cider until my little brother put a gummy worm in it and called it “apple juice with a surprise.”

He carried a warm jug of cider across the small kitchen and poured cider into two glasses. The steam lifted, and she smelled sweet apple cider before she sipped. Her eyes closed; the cider warmed her hands and heart. He laughed, offering another glass of cold cider to go with the cake, and she smiled.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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