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a drunk
drunk 作名词指喝醉的人，可数，复数形式为 drunks。
A drunk was sleeping on the bench.
一个醉汉睡在长椅上。
喝醉的人；醉汉
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喝醉的人；醉汉
a person who is drunk
A drunk was sleeping on the bench.
一个醉汉睡在长椅上。
醉酒者
One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
酗酒者
a chronic drinker
嗜酒者,尤指经常醉酒者
A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
醉酒者
someone who is intoxicated
A drunk was lying on the park bench, muttering to himself.
一个醉汉躺在公园长椅上，喃喃自语。
He used to be a drunk, but he has been sober for two years now.
他过去是个酒鬼，但现在已戒酒两年了。
The bar had a few drunks at the counter, nursing their beers.
酒吧柜台前有几个醉汉，慢悠悠地喝着啤酒。
drunk 作名词指喝醉的人，可数，复数形式为 drunks。
A drunk was sleeping on the bench.
一个醉汉睡在长椅上。
go on a drunk 表示一段时间的狂饮或醉酒状态，属于固定搭配。
They went on a drunk after the exam.
考试后他们狂饮了一场。
Not this
Three drunk were arrested outside the bar.
Use this
Three drunks were arrested outside the bar.
drunk 作名词表示“醉酒的人”时是可数名词，复数要加 -s。汉语没有复数标记，容易漏掉；用 drunks 才能表达“三个醉汉”。
Not this
He was in a drunk last night.
Use this
He was on a drunk last night.
表示“狂饮、醉酒期”的习惯搭配是 be/go on a drunk，介词用 on 而不是 in；受汉语“在……中”的影响易误用 in，但英语惯用法要求 on a drunk。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
烂醉如泥的人
The bar had to carry a falling-down drunk to a taxi.
酒吧不得不把一个烂醉如泥的人扶上出租车。
酒后变得凶恶的人
Watch out for him; he's a mean drunk.
小心他，他一喝醉就变得很凶。
狂饮；喝个烂醉
He went on a three-day drunk after losing his job.
他失业后狂饮了三天。
睡觉解酒；以睡眠消除醉意
She slept off her drunk and felt better by morning.
她睡了一觉把酒醒了，早上感觉好多了。
长期酗酒者；老酒鬼
The town had a few chronic drunks who slept on the park benches.
镇上有几个长期酗酒的人睡在公园长椅上。
烂醉如泥
He came home as drunk as a skunk.
他回家时烂醉如泥。
酩酊大醉
She was blind drunk and couldn't stand up.
她酩酊大醉，站都站不起来。
被权力冲昏头脑
The director became drunk on power and ignored all advice.
那位主管被权力冲昏头脑，无视所有建议。
我是个酒鬼。
In the film Leaving Las Vegas, the main character is a drunk who plans to drink himself to death.
在电影《离开拉斯维加斯》中，主角是一个计划把自己喝死的酒鬼。
他是个高尔夫球手、一个酒鬼、一个赌徒。
In The Shawshank Redemption, the murdered golf pro was a drunk.
在《肖申克的救赎》中，被谋杀的高尔夫球手是个酒鬼。
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记法：drunk 形似 drink，喝(drink)到醉，就成了醉酒者(drunk)。
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、novels or stories、casual writing 作名词时通常指醉酒者或酗酒者，多用于非正式场合，如日常对话、小说或非正式文章。语气比较直白，有时略带贬义；在正式或礼貌语境中，可考虑使用 drunkard 或 alcoholic。
名词，指喝醉酒的人。
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