Word
inebriate
使醉;使醉酒
核心释义
To make someone drunk; to intoxicate.
- 1.
使醉酒;使陶醉
To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
喝醉。
To become drunk.
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。
用法In use
The strong wine quickly inebriated the guests at the party.
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.
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.
用法提示:inebriated作为动词过去式,比喻‘使陶醉’。
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。
be inebriated by sth
此义指像醉酒一样兴奋、陶醉,多用于文学性表达。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- intoxicate
- 使醉;使陶醉;使中毒 · 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
- 喝醉的;醉的 · 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
- 使麻木;使神志不清;使惊呆 · 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。
词族Word family
- inebriation
- 醉酒;陶醉 · noun
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