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1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A punch-drunk boxer shows signs of brain damage, for example by being unsteady and unable to think clearly, after being hit too often on the head.

2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you say that someone is punch-drunk, you mean that they are very tired or confused, for example because they have been working too hard.

He was punch-drunk with fatigue and depressed by the rain.

Synonyms: groggy, confused, dazed [informal], in a daze More Synonyms of punch-drunk

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punch-drunk in British English

adjective

demonstrating or characteristic of the behaviour of a person who has suffered repeated blows to the head, esp a professional boxer

dazed; stupefied

punch-drunk in American English

(ˈpʌntʃˌdrʌŋk)

adjective

having or showing a condition resulting from numerous blows on the head, as from boxing, and marked by an unsteady gait, slow muscular movements, hesitant speech, mental confusion, etc.

2. Informal

acting dazed or bewildered

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Kenneth would send him and he'd come like a beat-up, punch-drunk fighter; useless and straight into the trap.The fact of the matter was that her brain was reeling about, punch-drunk after the twelve-round contest of this interminable day.She was feeling punch-drunk, and Lena could not think of anything to fight this other than to remain in motion.

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释义	Trends of punch-drunk View usage for: punch-drunk also punch drunk 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A punch-drunk boxer shows signs of brain damage, for example by being unsteady and unable to think clearly, after being hit too often on the head. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that someone is punch-drunk, you mean that they are very tired or confused, for example because they have been working too hard. He was punch-drunk with fatigue and depressed by the rain. Synonyms: groggy, confused, dazed [informal], in a daze More Synonyms of punch-drunk More Synonyms of punch-drunk punch-drunk in British English adjective 1. demonstrating or characteristic of the behaviour of a person who has suffered repeated blows to the head, esp a professional boxer 2. dazed; stupefied punch-drunk in American English (ˈpʌntʃˌdrʌŋk) adjective 1. having or showing a condition resulting from numerous blows on the head, as from boxing, and marked by an unsteady gait, slow muscular movements, hesitant speech, mental confusion, etc. 2. Informal acting dazed or bewildered Examples of 'punch-drunk' in a sentence punch-drunk Kenneth would send him and he'd come like a beat-up, punch-drunk fighter; useless and straight into the trap. Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2001) The fact of the matter was that her brain was reeling about, punch-drunk after the twelve-round contest of this interminable day. Loraine, Philip LAST SHOT (2001) She was feeling punch-drunk, and Lena could not think of anything to fight this other than to remain in motion. Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)
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