| 释义 |
drunkometer U.S.|drʌŋˈkɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. drunk ppl. a. + -ometer.]
A device for measuring the alcoholic content of a person's breath.
1934Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 12 May 1597/1 Exhibit of automatic demonstration of the use of the ‘drunkometer’, a device for detecting drunkenness by testing the subject's breath. 1955Times 20 July 6/1 Lord Mancroft said that three machines, the drunkometer, the alcohmeter, and the intoximeter had been developed in the United States. 1960New Statesman 23 Jan. 95/1 Since the drunkometer has been used in New York, convictions for drunken driving have increased from 30 to 85 percent. |