drunk

英 [drʌŋk] 美[drʌŋk]

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复数: drunks;

drunk (adj.): past participle of drink, used as an adjective from mid-14c. in sense "intoxicated." In various expressions, such as "drunk as a lord" (1891); Chaucer has "dronke ... as a Mous" (c. 1386); and, from 1709, "as Drunk as a Wheelbarrow." Medieval folklore distinguished four successive stages of drunkenness, based on the animals they made men resemble: sheep, lion, ape, sow. Drunk driver first recorded 1948. Drunk-tank "jail cell for drunkards" attested by 1912, American English. The noun meaning "drunken person" is from 1852; earlier this would have been a drunkard.

1. "Tired and emotional" is a code word for being drunk.: “又累又激动”是形容人喝醉酒的一种委婉说法。

2. Some people moved in silky, liquid movements, others were jerky, probably drunk.: 一些人动作平稳流畅，其他人则跌跌撞撞，大概是喝醉了。

3. The landlord refused to serve him because he considered him too drunk.: 酒吧老板觉得他已经喝多了，拒绝再给他添酒。