inebriate
noun [ C ] formal uk/ɪˈniː.bri.ət/ us/ɪˈniː.bri.ət/
酒鬼，酒徒，酗酒者
someone who has drunk too much alcohol or who regularly does this
It's not a crime to be a chronic inebriate. 长期酗酒并不是犯罪。
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- Inebriates stagger in from the pub opposite.
- The starving pick through dustbins and inebriates stagger about vomiting and shouting.
- There has been no decrease in the number of inebriates that are hitting the emergency rooms.
inebriate
verb [ T ] formal uk/ɪˈniː.bri.eɪt/ us/ɪˈniː.bri.eɪt/
使醉，灌醉
to make someone become drunk
The cultivation of sugar made cheap rum freely available, further inebriating the workers. 种植糖使廉价的朗姆酒随处可得，让工人们更加酗酒成性。
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- The sangria contained so much ice it couldn't inebriate a mouse.
- Alcohol is sold on street corners, to inebriate and destroy the morale of the people.
- They drink enough tequila and vodka to inebriate entire fraternities.