c. 1500, "moonlight," from moon (n.) + shine (n.). In figurative use, implying "appearance without substance," from late 15c.; perhaps connected in that sense with notion of "moonshine in water" (see moonraker). Meaning "illicit liquor" is attested from 1785 (earliest reference is to that smuggled on the coasts of Kent and Sussex); moonlight also occasionally was used in this sense early 19c. As a verb from 1883. Related: Moonshiner (1860).
双语例句
1. As Morison remarks, the story is pure moonshine.
正如莫里森所说，这个故事纯属妄想。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The room is painted white with moonshine.
月光使房间洁白如洗.
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3. Much of the alcohol consumed in Sri Lanka is moonshine.
斯里兰卡消费的酒类,大多属于私造的烈酒.
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4. Police uncovered a truck smuggling moonshine over the state line.
警察们发现了一辆偷越国境走私贩运威土忌酒的卡车.
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5. I didn't know that America has Baijiu, but Moonshine tasted smoother.
