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malt-wormn. (lit.) weevil found in malt; one wholoves malt liquor,beer tippler,ale drinker,drunkard（本义）麦芽里的象鼻虫；（转义）爱喝麦芽酒的人，惯饮啤酒者，酒鬼。
△2H.IV.2.4. 365 (333):“and his face is Lucifer’sprivy-kitchen,where he doth nothing but roast malt-worms.”他那张脸就是魔王的御膳房，他在那里专门烧烤酒鬼。mad mustachio purple-hued malt-worms: roaringdrunkards with fierce-looking moustaches and purplefaces 吵吵闹闹的红脸大胡子酒鬼。
△1H.IV.2.1. 81 (73):“I am joined with no foot land-rakers,no long-staffsixpenny strikers,none of these mad mustachio pur-ple-hued malt-worms.”我结交的可不是什么徒步流浪的拦路强盗，也不是为了六便士在路上打杠子的小贼，更不是那些胡吵乱闹的红脸大胡子酒鬼。 |