moonshining ['mu:nˏʃainiŋ]
[美俗]酿造私酒a.酿造私酒的
Moonshining \Moon"shin`ing\, n.
Illicit distilling. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Yamnikov believes Soviets should be taught to drink in moderation through "social education." The high prices and limited availability of alcoholic beverages has driven many Soviet drinkers to illegal moonshining.
- And we should guard against the tax being too high, as a very high tax would lead to bootlegging, moonshining and no real change in behavior.
- But it also suggested that the government's anti-drinking campaign should be modified to cut down on moonshining.
- Moscow News, in its Wednesday editions, and Trud gave two reasons for the easing of Gorbachev's anti-alcoholism campaign: to try to discourage moonshining and stop a run on sugar.
- The shortage could seriously embarrass Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev for two reasons: he promised to improve food supplies to Soviet consumers and he is responsible for tightening liquor supplies, which encouraged moonshining.
- Long lines form outside liquor stores, moonshining has created a shortage of sugar and alcoholism has come off the streets and into the home, they say.