(一)小醉、微醺:
1.
tipsy
:
例:
I got a little tipsy at the party last
night.
(我在昨晚的派對上有點(diǎn)喝醉了。)
After the second glass of wine I was
feeling a little tipsy.
(喝了兩杯,我已經(jīng)有點(diǎn)兒醉了。)
We went out to dinner, got a little tipsy,
and ended up at my place.
(我們出去吃飯,喝了點(diǎn)酒,最后在我家睡了。)
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2.
buzzed
: feeling slightly drunk
備注:
''buzzed''
常用于美式英語的口語中。
例:
This stuff is strong - I'm already a little
buzzed.
(這酒太烈了,我已經(jīng)有點(diǎn)兒醉了。)
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3.
mellow
: relaxed from drinking
alcohol or using drugs
例:
She wasn't drunk yet, but she was feeling
nice and mellow and happy.
(她沒有喝醉,但是感覺飄飄然很開心。)
After a couple of drinks, we all started
feeling pretty mellow.
(幾杯酒下肚,我們都覺得飄起來了。)
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(二)喝醉:
1.
drunk
:
someone who is drunk has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think clearly or
behave sensibly
例:
She was so drunk she could hardly stand up.
(她喝得太醉了,差點(diǎn)站不起來了。)
Gary was too drunk to remember what had
happened that night.
(蓋瑞那晚喝太多了,記不起當(dāng)時(shí)發(fā)生的事。)
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2.
pissed
: drunk - many people
consider this to be an impolite word
備注:
''pissed''
用于英式英語的口語中表示“喝醉”,用于美式英語中表示“生氣”。
例:
Every time she goes to a party she gets
pissed.
(她每次去參加派對都要喝醉。)
Don't listen to him - he's pissed.
(別聽他的,他喝醉了。)
They went to the pub and got completely
pissed.
(他們?nèi)ゾ瓢珊鹊貌皇∪耸?。?
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3.
have had too much to drink/have had one too many
: to have drunk too much alcohol so that you feel very drunk or sick
例:
I'd better take Kate home - she's had too
much to drink.
(我還是送凱特回家吧,她喝高了。)
He usually has one too many and starts
making a fool of himself.
(他常常喝醉酒出洋相。)
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4.
drunken
:
a drunken person
is drunk and their drunken behavior shows that they are drunk
備注:
''drunken''
常用作定語,常用于書面語中。
例:
A couple of drunken sailors were arguing
with a policeman outside the bar.
(酒吧外,幾個(gè)喝醉酒的水手和警察在爭吵。)
drunken brawl
(=a fight between people who are drunk)
A drunken brawl broke out at the bar.
(酒吧里有人酒后鬧事。)
in a drunken stupor
(=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk)
He fell into a drunken stupor.
(他醉得不省人事摔倒了。)
We found him lying by the roadside in a
drunken stupor.
(我們看見他倒在路邊,醉得不省人事。)
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5.
intoxicated
: drunk - use this
especially in legal, official, and medical contexts
備注:
''intoxicated''
是正式的用法,常用于正式文件中。
例:
He was found guilty of driving while
intoxicated.
(他酒駕被抓。)
Our policy is not to serve alcohol to
anyone who is already intoxicated.
(我們的規(guī)矩是,不能再賣酒給已經(jīng)喝醉的人。)
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6.
have been
drinking
: 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
例:
Have you guys been drinking all day?
(你們喝了一整天了?)
She answered the door in her bathrobe and I
could tell she'd been drinking.
(她穿著浴袍來開門,渾身酒氣。)
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