be inebriate
作表语，说明主语的状态，可用 completely、thoroughly 等程度副词修饰。
By the end of the evening he was completely inebriate.
到晚上结束时，他已经完全醉了。
醉酒的；喝醉的；酒醉的
醉酒的；喝醉的
intoxicated; drunk
After the wedding reception, several inebriate guests had to be helped into taxis.
婚宴结束后，几名醉酒的客人不得不被扶上出租车。
用法提示：inebriate 作形容词，意为“醉酒的”，修饰 guests。
The driver was clearly inebriate and should not have been behind the wheel.
那名司机显然喝醉了，本不该开车。
用法提示：inebriate 作表语形容词，表示“喝醉的”。
He stumbled out of the bar in an inebriate stupor, unable to walk straight.
他跌跌撞撞地走出酒吧，处于醉酒恍惚状态，走路都走不直。
用法提示：inebriate 作前置定语，修饰 stupor，表示“醉酒状态的”。
作表语，说明主语的状态，可用 completely、thoroughly 等程度副词修饰。
By the end of the evening he was completely inebriate.
到晚上结束时，他已经完全醉了。
become 后接该形容词，表示进入醉酒状态。
She became inebriate after only two glasses of wine.
只喝了两杯葡萄酒，她就醉了。
用于 seem、appear 等系动词之后，表示看起来处于醉酒状态。
The man at the door seemed inebriate and could barely stand.
门口那个男人似乎醉了，几乎站不稳。
作定语置于名词前，用于书面描述。
The inebriate customer was asked to leave the bar.
那位喝醉的顾客被要求离开酒吧。
grammar · medium
易错句子He inebriate after the party.
正确表达He was inebriate after the party.
汉语形容词可以直接作谓语（如“他醉了”），但英语形容词作谓语时必须和 be 动词连用。inebriate 是形容词，前面不能省略 was。
grammar · medium
易错句子He drove inebriate last night.
正确表达He drove while inebriate last night.
英语形容词不能直接放在动词前作状语；汉语的“醉酒驾驶”把形容词直接用在动词前，英语需用 while + 形容词构成状语，才能保留 inebriate 的形容词词性并表达“处于醉酒状态时驾车”。
两者都可表示“喝醉”，但 intoxicated 还可指药物或毒物中毒、因成功而陶醉；inebriate 表示喝醉时不带这些引申义。
drunk 还可作名词指“醉汉”；inebriate 表示“喝醉的”时只作形容词，不能用来指人。
tipsy 强调只喝到轻微醉意，程度较轻；inebriate 表示已经喝醉，程度更重。
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