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单词 hangover
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Definition of hangover in English:

hangover

nounˈhaŋəʊvəˈhæŋˌoʊvər
  • 1A severe headache or other after-effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seeing the disaster zone in the cold light of day can be enough to speed a headache to a full-blown hangover.
    • These side-effects are far more severe than a hangover and can act as a strong deterrent to drinking.
    • This morning I have just a bit of a hangover having gone out drinking with Jimmy the Bollix last night.
    • But, as with so many high-flyers of the 80s, the headaches and the hangovers were on their way.
    • They believe that the best cure for a hangover is to start drinking the same stuff again as quickly as possible.
    • Additionally, the increased rate of absorption seems to increase headaches and hangovers.
    • Being the great friend that I am, I go to the mini fridge and go mix up a special drink for hangovers.
    • In true darts style, some of the lacklustre play was blamed on the drink - hangovers from the night before, that is.
    • Never have collective headaches and hangovers been better earned.
    • They left him with the kind of domestic and professional headaches which render hangovers mere child's play.
    • Your cousin Harry pours drinks so strong your hangover gets a hangover?
    • Their mum supports a cycle of drinking the night away, sleeping out hangovers then sunbaking while drinking the rest of the day away.
    • I've always thought of hangovers as alcohol's vengeful older brother.
    • If teams are supposed to have hangovers after European matches how come Celtic make the opposition do all the suffering?
    • I had always been lucky when it had come to alcohol and hangovers.
    • Dave, Geoff and myself had very severe hangovers and someone complained that the air in the cave smelt of stale beer fumes.
    • Well perhaps it was not that dramatic, but at any rate, he had woken up to a pounding headache and a splitting hangover.
    • Those of you who think alcohol induces hangovers are so seriously lacking in knowledge.
    • This herbal remedy appears to retard drunkenness when taken before drinking and negate hangovers when taken after.
    • He was starting to think that the massive headache he got from hangovers would be an every day thing.
    Synonyms
    headache
    informal the morning after the night before, head
    literary crapulence, crapulousness
    South African babalaas
    North American informal, dated katzenjammer
  • 2A custom, habit, feeling, etc. that survives from the past.

    this feeling of insecurity was in part a hangover from her schooldays
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Mahony blames a hangover from the Honeyford affair on the failure to establish real dialogue on race issues.
    • Lulled by its peace we rather like its decay, the sense of being a hangover from another era.
    • The closing of the precinct was a hangover from the casino idea, which was still a possibility.
    • One feature that he sees as a hangover from the past is how people react when they have made mistakes.
    • However, the historical elements you use should be those that are meaningful to you, not just hangovers from the past that nobody has really thought about.
    • It's hard to say whether this is a hangover from the breakdown or just his incredible nervous energy finding an outlet.
    • Instead they appear as hangovers from the past or the result of mistaken government policies.
    • The name was a hangover from the First World War, when the larger mortars were employed to lay down smoke or gas.
    • This kind of language is a hangover from when weblogs were written largely by and for web geeks.
    • I guess it's a hangover from my childhood in Japan: I find koi extremely calming.
    • As a result this practice, a hangover from the old regime, was discontinued in 1995.
    • The internal one is a hangover from the Soviet times and is their only valid form of I.d.
    • I carried a hangover from my club situation into the World Cup finals.
    • Like refrigerated Valpolicella and pet rocks, it feels like a hangover from another age.
    • The poles are a hangover from the days when barbers doubled as surgeons and carried out bloodletting.
    • This popular fallacy about room temperature is a hangover from the years when wine was a luxury for the few.
    • You might dismiss them as hangovers of the past, doomed to early extinction.
    • This could be a hangover from communism, while there could be other influences.
    • I don't think there will be a hangover from then; they got that sorted in November.
    • There's a hangover from that which has made people reluctant to chase after the big money.
 
 

Definition of hangover in US English:

hangover

nounˈhaNGˌōvərˈhæŋˌoʊvər
  • 1A severe headache or other after effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was starting to think that the massive headache he got from hangovers would be an every day thing.
    • I had always been lucky when it had come to alcohol and hangovers.
    • But, as with so many high-flyers of the 80s, the headaches and the hangovers were on their way.
    • If teams are supposed to have hangovers after European matches how come Celtic make the opposition do all the suffering?
    • Those of you who think alcohol induces hangovers are so seriously lacking in knowledge.
    • Additionally, the increased rate of absorption seems to increase headaches and hangovers.
    • Seeing the disaster zone in the cold light of day can be enough to speed a headache to a full-blown hangover.
    • They left him with the kind of domestic and professional headaches which render hangovers mere child's play.
    • Well perhaps it was not that dramatic, but at any rate, he had woken up to a pounding headache and a splitting hangover.
    • They believe that the best cure for a hangover is to start drinking the same stuff again as quickly as possible.
    • Never have collective headaches and hangovers been better earned.
    • This morning I have just a bit of a hangover having gone out drinking with Jimmy the Bollix last night.
    • Dave, Geoff and myself had very severe hangovers and someone complained that the air in the cave smelt of stale beer fumes.
    • These side-effects are far more severe than a hangover and can act as a strong deterrent to drinking.
    • This herbal remedy appears to retard drunkenness when taken before drinking and negate hangovers when taken after.
    • Their mum supports a cycle of drinking the night away, sleeping out hangovers then sunbaking while drinking the rest of the day away.
    • Being the great friend that I am, I go to the mini fridge and go mix up a special drink for hangovers.
    • Your cousin Harry pours drinks so strong your hangover gets a hangover?
    • In true darts style, some of the lacklustre play was blamed on the drink - hangovers from the night before, that is.
    • I've always thought of hangovers as alcohol's vengeful older brother.
    Synonyms
    headache
    1. 1.1 A thing that has survived from the past.
      a hangover from the sixties
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead they appear as hangovers from the past or the result of mistaken government policies.
      • Like refrigerated Valpolicella and pet rocks, it feels like a hangover from another age.
      • I don't think there will be a hangover from then; they got that sorted in November.
      • The internal one is a hangover from the Soviet times and is their only valid form of I.d.
      • As a result this practice, a hangover from the old regime, was discontinued in 1995.
      • It's hard to say whether this is a hangover from the breakdown or just his incredible nervous energy finding an outlet.
      • Mr Mahony blames a hangover from the Honeyford affair on the failure to establish real dialogue on race issues.
      • Lulled by its peace we rather like its decay, the sense of being a hangover from another era.
      • I guess it's a hangover from my childhood in Japan: I find koi extremely calming.
      • I carried a hangover from my club situation into the World Cup finals.
      • The name was a hangover from the First World War, when the larger mortars were employed to lay down smoke or gas.
      • The poles are a hangover from the days when barbers doubled as surgeons and carried out bloodletting.
      • However, the historical elements you use should be those that are meaningful to you, not just hangovers from the past that nobody has really thought about.
      • This popular fallacy about room temperature is a hangover from the years when wine was a luxury for the few.
      • The closing of the precinct was a hangover from the casino idea, which was still a possibility.
      • One feature that he sees as a hangover from the past is how people react when they have made mistakes.
      • This could be a hangover from communism, while there could be other influences.
      • This kind of language is a hangover from when weblogs were written largely by and for web geeks.
      • You might dismiss them as hangovers of the past, doomed to early extinction.
      • There's a hangover from that which has made people reluctant to chase after the big money.
 
 
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