drunkenness noun[ U ] uk /ˈdrʌŋ.kən.nəs/ us /ˈdrʌŋ.kən.nəs/ the state of being drunk(= under the influence of alcohol): 醉酒,醉醺醺 public drunkennessThey want the city to rid the streets of public drunkenness and the resulting crime.他们希望这座城市能够杜绝公共场所酗酒和由此导致的犯罪。 He promised to take away the licences of establishments that serve drunks and encourage drunkenness. See
drunken He fell to his death in a state of extreme drunkenness. Most of the arrests were for drunkenness and vandalism. Rumours of his debauchery and drunkenness reached the press. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Drunkenness & sobriety alky battered beer goggles binge drinker binge drinking blasted drunk dial have a few (too many)idiom in a drunken stupor inebriate inebriated inebriating muzzy ripped roaring drunkidiom shit-faced slaughtered slewed smashed whacked |