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单词 drink-driver
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drink-drivern.

Brit. /ˌdrɪŋkˈdrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈdrɪŋkˈdraɪvər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drink v.1, driver n.
Etymology: < drink v.1 + driver n. Compare drink-driving n. Compare also earlier drunk driver n. at drunk adj. and n.2 Special uses 2.
Chiefly British.
A person who engages in drink-driving.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > drunk
drunk driver1948
drink-driver1954
1954 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 21 Dec. 2/2 The police will assist the drink-driver before he gets behind the wheel of his car.
1984 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 19/8 One of four intoximeters tested by the Government before the device was introduced for detecting drink-drivers was faulty.
2009 N. Latt et al. Addiction Med. xv. 403 The laws impose severe penalties for convicted drink drivers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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