inebriate sb
多用于书面语，指使某人喝醉；日常口语更常说 make sb drunk。
The powerful wine soon inebriated the young man.
那烈性葡萄酒很快使这个年轻人醉了。
使陶醉；使兴奋；使恍惚；喝醉；醉酒；使醉酒；使陶醉；使感官混乱；像喝醉一样兴奋、得意或麻木。；喝醉。
To make someone drunk; to intoxicate.
使醉酒；使陶醉
To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
使感官混乱；像喝醉一样兴奋、得意或麻木。
To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
喝醉。
To become drunk.
一般现在时
Alcohol often inebriates those who drink it excessively.
酒精常常使过量饮用的人醉倒。
一般过去时
The strong wine inebriated him quickly last night.
昨晚那瓶烈酒迅速让他醉了。
现在完成时
She has been inebriated by the festive atmosphere.
她已被节日气氛陶醉。
规则动词。
The strong wine quickly inebriated the guests at the party.
烈酒很快使派对上的客人醉倒了。
用法提示：这里inebriated作为动词过去式，表示‘使醉’。
Reading poetry often inebriates her with a sense of beauty.
读诗常常使她陶醉于美的感受中。
用法提示：inebriates作为动词第三人称单数，表示‘使陶醉’。
The celebratory atmosphere inebriated everyone, making them forget their worries.
庆祝的氛围使每个人都陶醉了，忘却了烦恼。
用法提示：inebriated作为动词过去式，比喻‘使陶醉’。
多用于书面语，指使某人喝醉；日常口语更常说 make sb drunk。
The powerful wine soon inebriated the young man.
那烈性葡萄酒很快使这个年轻人醉了。
此义指像醉酒一样兴奋、陶醉，多用于文学性表达。
She was inebriated by her sudden fame.
突如其来的名声使她陶醉。
with 后接引起陶醉的事物，如 joy、pride、success 等。
The victory inebriated the whole team with joy.
这场胜利使整个队伍欣喜若狂。
grammar · medium
易错句子The driver seemed inebriate when the police stopped him.
正确表达The driver seemed inebriated when the police stopped him.
表示“喝醉的”这一状态要用形容词 inebriated（由过去分词转化而来），它可以放在 seem 这类连系动词后作表语；inebriate 是动词，不能作表语形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子His inebriate was obvious to everyone at the party.
正确表达His inebriated state was obvious to everyone at the party.
要表达“醉酒的状态”，英语用 inebriated 修饰 state（或使用名词 inebriation）；inebriate 作名词指“醉汉”这个人，不能指状态，因此不能充当该句的主语中心词。
两者都能表示“使陶醉、使飘飘然”，但 intoxicate 还可指毒物“使中毒”，inebriate 通常只表示醉酒或酒醉般的陶醉；涉及中毒时只能用 intoxicate。
drunk 是形容词，不能直接带宾语；inebriate 是动词，表示“使……喝醉/使陶醉”。要表达“使某人醉”须用动词 inebriate 或 intoxicate，不能说 drunk someone。
stupefy 强调因震惊、疲劳、药物等而迟钝麻木，不必然与酒精有关；inebriate 则指像喝酒一样陶醉或醉倒。表示酒精造成的醉态时用 inebriate 或 intoxicate，不用 stupefy。
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