1. Differences in interpretation:

1. drink: n. drink; a cup, a portion, a sip (drink); wine, alcoholic beverage, banquet, reception; v . To drink, to drink; to drink, (especially) to drink alcohol.

Example: He?drank?his cup of?tea.

He drinks his cup of tea.

2. Beverage: n. Beverage (other than water).

Example: Beer?is?a?beverage?of?the?remotest?time.?

Beer is one of the oldest beverages.

2. Differences in parts of speech:

1. drink: has both noun and verb parts of speech.

2. Beverage: only noun part of speech.

3. Differences in usage:

1. Beverage: as a noun, it can be followed by either the singular or the plural.

2. drink: When used as a noun, it can only be followed by the singular number.

Extended information:

Synonyms of drink and beverage: sip

Sip pronunciation: British [s?p] American [s?p]?v. 小口 drink, sip; n. a sip (drink)

Third person singular: sips present participle: sipping past tense: sipped past participle: sipped

Example: I tried to?sip? the tea but it was?scalding.

I wanted to take a sip of the tea, but it was too hot.

Sip emphasizes a small sip, which means drinking less or having less to drink.