| 单词 | drinking problem |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrinking problem drinking problem n. an addiction to alcohol, a tendency towards alcoholism (sometimes used euphemistically); see problem n. 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > addiction to alcohol or habitual drinking intemperancy1586 intemperance1617 bibacity1623 dipsomania1843 bibulousness1844 alcoholism1848 potomania1858 inebriacy1876 alcohol problem1879 drink-habit1890 alcohol abuse1891 toperism1896 oenomania1897 drinking-habit1899 bibulosity1901 drinking problem1957 substance abuse1967 1957 Alcoholic Rehabilit. Comm. News Let. (Berkeley, Calif.) July 2/2 The Sobriety Foundation of San Jose has been a going concern since 1954 in the human relations venture of assisting people with drinking problems. 1969 E. Ambler Intercom Conspiracy (1970) ii. 46 He has what our American friends call a drinking problem. Not an alcoholic, but certainly a heavy drinker. 1970 D. Bagley Running Blind iv. 83 He had a drinking problem at one time and decided to cut it out. 1982 Times 13 Apr. 5/1 It is now thought that there are 600,000 dependent drinkers in Britain alone with a further million to 1.2m with serious drinking problems. < as lemmas |
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