单词 | binge |
释义 | binge (bɪndʒ ) Word forms: binges , bingeing , binged 1. countable noun If you go on a binge, you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money. [informal] She went on occasional drinking binges. Synonyms: bout, session [informal], spell, fling 2. verb If you binge, you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money. [informal] I haven't binged since 1986. [VERB] I binged on pizzas or milkshakes. [VERB + on] Synonyms: overeat, pig out [slang] Collocations: binge drink Unlike most students, he would like to see higher taxes on alcohol to try to tackle binge drinking. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Pubs and bars could be forced to offer smaller glass sizes under plans to tackle binge drinking being drawn up by ministers. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Police say that the intention is to combat binge drinking. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The report undermines the view that binge drinking is a problem confined to the younger generation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The committee's proposals alone might not have stopped us going on this borrowing binge. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Behind the borrowing binge lay unstable global imbalances. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Instead it went on a borrowing binge owing to a much lower cost of capital. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He did this to fuel the public sector spending binge that effectively mortgaged this nation's future for generations to come. Times, Sunday Times The government's planned spending binge should fix that. Times,Sunday Times It then went on a borrowing and spending binge when it found its cost of borrowing had fallen sharply. Times, Sunday Times For most, this six-year spending binge was huge fun while it lasted. Times, Sunday Times They had a spending binge on the national credit card which has left our country with a mind-boggling deficit — the fastest year-on-year growth in our nation's borrowing since the 1940s. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 纵欲, 放纵 Japanese: 暴飲暴食、浪費などをして度を越すこと, 暴飲暴食、浪費など度を越して何かをする |
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