| 单词 | tipsy |
| 释义 | tipsy (once / 3371 pages) adj Use tipsy to describe a person who's just slightly drunk. If you've ever been to a wedding reception, you've probably seen a tipsy person. Your aunt who gets a little tipsy on New Year's Eve might giggle more than usual, for example. You can also describe an inanimate object as tipsy, if it's wobbly or unstable, or even a little crooked. Tipsy comes from tip and its meaning of "slope or overturn." The old-fashioned verb tipple, to drink alcohol, came later. In the 1800's, a "tipsy cake" was one soaked in alcohol. WORD FAMILYtipsy: tipsier, tipsiest, tipsily, tipsiness USAGE EXAMPLESNo matter the subject, from healthy eating to tickling Whitney Houston, the tipsy pair tackle it with humour. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Tipsy or sober, they do have a helpless reverence for Chekhov and a shared history with his plays. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Nolan proceeded to stumble through his explanation, but carefully, like a slightly tipsy person through a well-marked minefield. The New Yorker(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj slightly intoxicated Syn potty, tiddly drunk, inebriated, intoxicated stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) 2adj unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated a tipsy boat Syn unstable lacking stability or fixity or firmness |
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