Word · Frequency #4187
drunks
喝醉的人；醉汉
drunks is the plural of drunk.
a person who is drunk
- 1.
One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
醉酒者
- 2.
a chronic drinker
酗酒者
- 3.
A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
嗜酒者,尤指经常醉酒者
- 4.
someone who is intoxicated
醉酒者
- 5.
A person whose behaviour when drunk tends to be of a specified kind.
醉后行为特定类型的人
- 6.
A drinking bout; a period of drunkenness.
狂饮；醉酒期
- 7.
A drunken state.
醉酒状态
酒鬼；酗酒者；醉酒后行为特定的人；狂饮期；醉酒期；醉酒状态；醉酒者
In use
A drunk was lying on the park bench, muttering to himself.
He used to be a drunk, but he has been sober for two years now.
The bar had a few drunks at the counter, nursing their beers.
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。
go on a drunk
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。
Common mistakes
Three drunk were arrested outside the bar.Three drunks were arrested outside the bar.
Connections
Collocations
- a falling-down drunk
- 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。
- a mean drunk
- 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。
- go on a drunk
- 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。
- sleep off a drunk
- 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。
- a chronic drunk
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：drunk 形似 drink，喝(drink)到醉，就成了醉酒者(drunk)。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
名词，指喝醉酒的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ʌŋk/ 结尾，与 drunk 押韵。注意：drank /dræŋk/ 拼写相近但元音不同；drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/ 多一个音节。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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