单词 | drunkometer |
释义 | drunkometern. U.S. A device for measuring the alcoholic content of a person's breath. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > device for measuring intoxication drunkometer1934 intoximeter1941 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > breathalyser test breath test1861 breath testing1927 drunkometer1934 breathalyser1954 B-test1967 1934 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 12 May 1597/1 Exhibit of automatic demonstration of the use of the ‘drunkometer’, a device for detecting drunkenness by testing the subject's breath. 1955 Times 20 July 6/1 Lord Mancroft said that three machines, the drunkometer, the alcohmeter, and the intoximeter had been developed in the United States. 1960 New Statesman 23 Jan. 95/1 Since the drunkometer has been used in New York, convictions for drunken driving have increased from 30 to 85 percent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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