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单词 drink-driving
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drink-driving

uncountable noun
Drink-driving is the same as drunk driving.
[British]

drink-driving in British English

noun
a. 
driving a car after drinking alcohol
b. 
(as modifier)
drink-driving offences

Examples of 'drink-driving' in a sentence
drink-driving

The move has been credited with a drop in drink-driving offences.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The driver had previously been convicted of drink-driving and other offences.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It comes just days after he was charged with drink-driving.
The Sun (2011)
Police found he was three times the drink-driving limit.
The Sun (2007)
Another man was determined to have been drink-driving after his car was found crashed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She was driving with a suspended licence after a drink-driving offence gave her a ban.
The Sun (2007)
He was charged with drink-driving and driving without a licence.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She admitted drink-driving and got an interim ban until sentencing next month.
The Sun (2014)
He was arrested and charged with drink-driving.
The Sun (2015)
He was then banned from the road for a year after admitting a drink-driving charge.
The Sun (2008)
He is due back in court next week on another drink-driving charge.
The Sun (2010)
He had previously admitted drink-driving and dangerous driving.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The armed forces veteran admitted drink-driving but said a ban would stop him using his only means of transport.
The Sun (2010)
Police say he called a friend and told him that he needed help because he was being chased for a drink-driving offence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A survey of young motorists here found nearly a third admitted drink-driving.
The Sun (2008)
He suggested putting up the fines that motorists banned for drink-driving or other offences would have to pay whenthey apply for a new licence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In 2010 she lost her licence with a drink-driving conviction and was deserted by her sailing sponsors.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
America has lower speed and drink-driving limits than Britain.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He is charged with drink-driving after crashing his car early on Thursday morning.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The conviction for drink-driving was allowed to stand, but the prison sentence for that offence was quashed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She issued an apology to her fans after a further drink-driving offence in 2014 and promised that she would recover.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Almost half a century after the introduction of drink-driving limits put their future at risk, country pubs face a new threat.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A drink-driving conviction cost him his job and he drifted into a life of petty crime into which she did not like to inquire too closely.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
SPOT checks on lorry drivers found almost half were guilty of offences - from drink-driving to carrying dangerous loads.
The Sun (2008)

In other languages
drink-driving

British English: drink-driving /ˈdrɪŋkˈdraɪvɪŋ/ NOUN
Drink-driving is the offence of driving a car after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
...a drink driving conviction.
  • American English: drunk driving
  • Arabic: القَيَادَةُ تـَحْتَ تَأْثِيرُ الكُحُول
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ato de dirigir bêbado
  • Chinese: 酒后驾车
  • Croatian: voziti pod utjecajem alkohola
  • Czech: řízení pod vlivem alkoholu
  • Danish: spirituskørsel
  • Dutch: rijden onder invloed
  • European Spanish: conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol
  • Finnish: rattijuopumus
  • French: conduite en état d’ébriété
  • German: Trunkenheit am Steuer
  • Greek: οδήγηση υπό την επήρεια αλκοόλ
  • Italian: guida in stato di ebbrezza
  • Japanese: 飲酒運転
  • Korean: 음주운전
  • Norwegian: fyllekjøring
  • Polish: jazda po pijanemu
  • European Portuguese: condução sob o efeito do álcool
  • Romanian: condus sub influența alcoolului
  • Russian: вождение в нетрезвом виде
  • Latin American Spanish: conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol
  • Swedish: rattfylleri
  • Thai: การดื่มแอลกอฮอล์แล้วขับรถ
  • Turkish: içkili araba kullanma
  • Ukrainian: водіння в нетверезому стані
  • Vietnamese: việc lái xe khi say rượu

Chinese translation of 'drink-driving'

drink-driving

(ˈdrɪŋkˈdraɪvɪŋ) (Brit)

n (u)

  1. 酒后(後)驾(駕)车(車) (jiǔhòu jiàchē)
    美 = drunk driving
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