| 单词 | driving while intoxicated |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdriving while intoxicated P1. In various phrases denoting the offence of operating a motor vehicle on a road or in a public place when one's ability to drive safely is impaired by alcohol or drugs, as in driving under the influence, driving while impaired (chiefly U.S.), driving while intoxicated, driving while unfit (chiefly British), etc.Also abbreviated, see DUI n., DWAI n., DWI n.In quot. 1819 not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > drink-driving driving while intoxicated1832 drunk driving1937 driving while unfit1941 driving under the influence1960 drink-driving1964 driving while impaired1997 1819 Statesman 22 Feb. An inquest was held..on..a hackney-coachman, who fell from his box on the pavement, in consequence of driving, while intoxicated.] 1832 Lincoln, Rutland, & Stamford Mercury 6 Apr. Jos. Spooner..paid 9s. (penalty and costs) for furious driving while intoxicated. 1941 Irish Times 21 Oct. 5/5 [He]..was fined £25 and suspended for a year for driving while unfit owing to the influence of drink. 1960 H. Williams & M. Williams Double Yolk in Plays of Year XXI. 47 He said I must go to the station with him, as he'd have to charge me with driving under the influence. 1997 Neon Sept. 14/3 The fun-loving journalist..recently pleaded no contest to his own charge of speeding and driving while impaired. 2019 Express (Nexis) 27 May 17 A 69-year-old man from Ilfracombe was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, taking a vehicle without consent, driving while disqualified and driving while unfit. < as lemmas |
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