| 单词 | inebriate |
| 释义 | inebriate (once / 5263 pages) vn If a party host wants to inebriate her guests, she'll serve them many alcoholic drinks. In other words, she'll try to get them drunk. Use the verb inebriate to describe what happens when someone or something intoxicates a person. If you realize that your lemonade is inebriating you, you probably accidentally ordered an alcoholic drink that tastes like lemonade. You can also use inebriate to describe something that's beautiful or thrilling: "There is nothing like watching the sun rise over the mountains to inebriate me." The Latin root, inebriatus, simply means "to make drunk." WORD FAMILYinebriate: inebriated, inebriates, inebriating, inebriation USAGE EXAMPLES“Students who are inebriated affect others,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) “Alcohol is usually served,” said Mr. Gottsegen, who offered one last piece of advice for revelers: “You don’t want to get too inebriated.” New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement certification is meant to ensure officers are well-equipped to take inebriated drivers off the road. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) 1v make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) Syn|Hypo|Hyper intoxicate, soak befuddle, fuddle make stupid with alcohol affect act physically on; have an effect upon 2v become drunk or drink excessively Syn|Hyper hit it up, soak, souse booze, drink, fuddle consume alcohol 3v fill with sublime emotion He was inebriated by his phenomenal success Syn|Hyper beatify, exalt, exhilarate, thrill, tickle pink elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism 4n a chronic drinker Syn|Hypo|Hyper drunk, drunkard, rummy, sot, wino alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) |
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