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单词 intoxicate
释义
intoxicatedin‧tox‧i‧cat‧ed /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd $ -ˈtɑːk-/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.
  • Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
  • We were intoxicated by victory.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
[not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected: · Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.· I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting.· drunk driving· The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers.
[not before noun] slightly drunk: · After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.
[not usually before noun] British English informal not polite drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite: · Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed.
[not before noun] formal drunk: · He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
[not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk: · Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless.· They became totally paralytic and abusive.
[only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour. Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say he is drunk: · A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door.· We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk).
Longman Language Activatordrunk
someone who is drunk has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think clearly or behave sensibly: · She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.· Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night.get drunk (=become drunk): · I just hope they don't get too drunk and start fighting.
British spoken drunk - many people consider this to be an impolite word: · Every time she goes to a party she gets pissed.· Don't listen to him - he's pissed.
to have drunk too much alcohol so that you feel very drunk or sick: · I'd better take Tanya home - she's had too much to drink.· He usually has one too many and starts making a fool of himself.
written a drunken person is drunk and their drunken behaviour shows that they are drunk: · A couple of drunken sailors were arguing with a policeman outside the bar.· The place was full of noise and drunken shouting.drunken brawl (=a fight between people who are drunk): · Many of their beer parties ended in a drunken brawl.in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk): · We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor.
formal drunk - use this especially in legal, official, and medical contexts: · Jensen was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.· Our policy is not to serve alcohol to anyone who is already intoxicated.
use this about someone who you know has been drinking alcohol because they are behaving as if they were drunk or because you can smell alcohol on their breath: · Have you guys been drinking all day?· She answered the door in her bathrobe and I could tell she'd been drinking.
1 formal drunk OPP  sober:  The driver was clearly intoxicated.2happy, excited, and unable to think clearly, especially as a result of love, success, power etcintoxicated by/with He rapidly became intoxicated with his own power.intoxicate verb [transitive]intoxication /ɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən $ -ˌtɑːk-/ noun [uncountable]
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