Before his flight, Gagarin had been borderline teetotal, not wanting to mess with his flying.

在飞行之前，加加林一直滴不沾，不想影响飞行。

Now, teetotal is an adjective, but there is also a noun that we can use.

现在这词形容词，不过也可以用作名词。

Well not really. We describe people as teetotal, and it means that they never drink alcohol.

不可以。我们形容一人滴不沾，意思他们从来不喝精类饮。

Can you say, " I don't feel like drinking beer tonight... I'm going to have a teetotal evening" ?

可以说“我今晚不想喝啤… … 我今晚打算滴不沾”吗？

Well, I don't have one Rob because I'm teetotal, remember? A tipple is another way of saying 'an alcoholic drink'.

我没有最喜欢的，罗伯。我禁者，你忘了吗？Tipple精饮的另一种说法。

I know at least two that are teetotal and celibate.

我至少认识两滴不沾又洁身自好的女律师。

Well, I'm teetotal- I don't drink alcohol. So, I'd say the best hangover cure is not to drink in the first place.

我一禁者，一点儿都不喝。所以我认为治疗宿醉的最好方法就从一开始就不喝。

Yep–I've got a case of wine and two boxes of beer. I've also got some soft drinks for Granny. She's teetotal nowadays.

买好了，我买了一箱红和两瓶啤。我还给奶奶买了些软饮。她现在滴不沾。

This teetotal behaviour worried her husband a good deal; drinking wine was much safer than water that was usually unclean, and he was worried that she would fall ill or fade away.

这种滴不沾的行为在当时简直闻所未闻，也让她的丈夫极为担忧，怕妻子会因此患病：其时人们常以代水，因为水总不够洁净，相对安全一些。