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单词 drink-driving
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Definition of drink-driving in English:

drink-driving

noun ˌdrɪŋkˈdrʌɪvɪŋˈdrɪŋk ˈˌdraɪvɪŋ
mass nounBritish
  • The crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood.

    he recently served a four-month sentence for drink-driving
    North American term drunk driving
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Scores of motorists have been caught drink-driving across North Yorkshire in the run-up to Christmas.
    • He had also been convicted twice before for drink-driving, so he had ample opportunities to mend his ways.
    • They will contact the police immediately if someone fails to stop or are suspected of committing a crime such as drink-driving.
    • She was charged with drink-driving and pleaded guilty before magistrates, and was sentenced to a month in jail.
    • Two months later he was arrested a second time again dressed as a woman, and convicted of drink-driving.
    • He was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and bailed while further inquiries take place.
    • It is equated with drink-driving, and the motoring organisations are not doing enough to restore a more balanced view.
    • More motorists were caught drink-driving in Greater Manchester this Christmas.
    • A driver convicted of drink-driving in a minibus faces the ruin of his family business unless he wins a Crown Court appeal.
    • Don't consume more than the permitted alcohol allowance to avoid drink-driving.
    • He has been released on bail, pending analysis of a blood sample, for drink-driving.
    • Most drug use is associated with excessive use of alcohol, so we will usually charge people with drink-driving.
    • In Florida, where I went on holiday recently, the police are equally tough on drink-driving.
    • She had been due to be sentenced for two drink-driving related offences committed while she was already banned for a third.
    • A motorist caught drink-driving twice in the same day has been spared prison.
    • Davis pleaded guilty to drink-driving and was banned from driving for 30 months.
    • French police found that Paul was over the legal limit for drink-driving at the time of the crash.
    • When it comes to drink-driving, we all know the legal limits, but how can we similarly measure tiredness?
    • At the time of the chase, he was on bail for drink-driving and driving while banned.
    • He also admitted riding without a driving licence and insurance, and had previous convictions for drink-driving.

Derivatives

  • drink-driver

  • noun drɪŋkˈdrʌɪvəˌdrɪŋk ˈdraɪvər
    British
    • In other words, not all drink-drivers who watched the advertisements were caught by the police, and some who did not watch the advertisements were among those who were caught.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The course educates convicted drink-drivers about the damaging effects their crime can have on innocent lives.
      • Police are offering awards to those who pass on information leading to the arrest and conviction of a drink-driver.
      • We will be revealing the identity of convicted drink-drivers who shamelessly put lives at risk.
      • The convicted drink-driver admitted to the officers he had ‘been in trouble with the police for violence’.
 
 

Definition of drink-driving in US English:

drink-driving

nounˈdrɪŋk ˈˌdraɪvɪŋˈdriNGk ˈˌdrīviNG
British
  • The crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood; drunk driving.

    he recently served a four-month sentence for drink-driving
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He has been released on bail, pending analysis of a blood sample, for drink-driving.
    • Most drug use is associated with excessive use of alcohol, so we will usually charge people with drink-driving.
    • They will contact the police immediately if someone fails to stop or are suspected of committing a crime such as drink-driving.
    • Two months later he was arrested a second time again dressed as a woman, and convicted of drink-driving.
    • French police found that Paul was over the legal limit for drink-driving at the time of the crash.
    • More motorists were caught drink-driving in Greater Manchester this Christmas.
    • He had also been convicted twice before for drink-driving, so he had ample opportunities to mend his ways.
    • Davis pleaded guilty to drink-driving and was banned from driving for 30 months.
    • He was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and bailed while further inquiries take place.
    • He also admitted riding without a driving licence and insurance, and had previous convictions for drink-driving.
    • In Florida, where I went on holiday recently, the police are equally tough on drink-driving.
    • She had been due to be sentenced for two drink-driving related offences committed while she was already banned for a third.
    • A motorist caught drink-driving twice in the same day has been spared prison.
    • At the time of the chase, he was on bail for drink-driving and driving while banned.
    • It is equated with drink-driving, and the motoring organisations are not doing enough to restore a more balanced view.
    • Scores of motorists have been caught drink-driving across North Yorkshire in the run-up to Christmas.
    • A driver convicted of drink-driving in a minibus faces the ruin of his family business unless he wins a Crown Court appeal.
    • When it comes to drink-driving, we all know the legal limits, but how can we similarly measure tiredness?
    • Don't consume more than the permitted alcohol allowance to avoid drink-driving.
    • She was charged with drink-driving and pleaded guilty before magistrates, and was sentenced to a month in jail.
 
 
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