| 释义 |
Definition of drunkenness in English: drunkennessnoun ˈdrʌŋk(ə)nˌnəsˈdrəŋkənˌnəs mass nounThe state of being drunk; intoxication. a growing problem of drunkenness Example sentencesExamples - Wine will not help; this is New York, where daytime drunkenness is frowned upon.
- The crazy drunkenness that had already ensued and carried into the night ended what would be a momentous week for many.
- They all have an effect on the way we live our lives, and one of those effects is a drinking culture which reduces pleasure to drunkenness.
- Drinking tends to take place outside the family unit and drunkenness in pubs is often tolerated, even expected.
- He said that one of the reasons for a rise in drunkenness was that people no longer checked the strength, or measurement, of their drinks.
Synonyms intoxication, inebriation, insobriety, tipsiness intemperance, overindulgence, overconsumption, debauchery hard drinking, serious drinking, heavy drinking, alcoholism, alcohol abuse, dipsomania rare inebriety, sottishness, crapulence, bibulousness
Definition of drunkenness in US English: drunkennessnounˈdrəŋkənˌnəsˈdrəNGkənˌnəs The state of being intoxicated; intoxication. a growing problem of drunkenness Example sentencesExamples - He said that one of the reasons for a rise in drunkenness was that people no longer checked the strength, or measurement, of their drinks.
- They all have an effect on the way we live our lives, and one of those effects is a drinking culture which reduces pleasure to drunkenness.
- Drinking tends to take place outside the family unit and drunkenness in pubs is often tolerated, even expected.
- Wine will not help; this is New York, where daytime drunkenness is frowned upon.
- The crazy drunkenness that had already ensued and carried into the night ended what would be a momentous week for many.
Synonyms intoxication, inebriation, insobriety, tipsiness
|