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drunks

UK //drʌŋks//US //drʌŋks//

词源

源自中古英语 'drunken'(喝醉的),过去分词形式,后演变为名词复数形式,指醉酒的人。

noun

❶ 指喝醉酒的人,复数形式,通常用于描述一群因饮酒过量而失去清醒状态的人。

“The police had to deal with a group of drunks outside the bar.”

(警察不得不处理酒吧外一群醉酒的人。)

“The party was ruined by a few loud drunks.”

(几个吵闹的醉汉毁了派对。)

同义词:intoxicated people, inebriates, alcoholics

常见短语

a bunch of drunks — 形容一群醉酒的人,通常带有贬义,指他们行为失控或令人不快。

“The concert was disrupted by a bunch of drunks shouting in the back.”

(音乐会因后排一群醉汉大喊大叫而被打断。)