Word · Frequency #18916
intoxicate
使醉；使喝醉
make (someone) drunk or unable to think clearly because of alcohol or drugs
- 1.
To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
用酒精等化学物质使人麻醉。
- 2.
To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
使兴奋到狂热或疯狂。
用酒精等化学物质使人麻醉。；使兴奋到狂热或疯狂。；使陶醉；使喝醉
In use
The smell of fresh bread in the morning always intoxicates me.
He had drunk too much wine and was completely intoxicated by the time we left.
The beauty of the sunset intoxicated everyone on the beach.
intoxicate + sb
及物动词，直接接人作宾语。
The strong wine quickly intoxicated the guests.
烈酒很快就使客人们醉了。
be + intoxicated + (by/with + sth)
被动语态，表示状态；by/with引出原因。
He was intoxicated by the beauty of the sunset.
他被日落的美丽陶醉了。
intoxicate + sb + with + sth
用with表示手段或方式。
Connections
Collocations
- intoxicated by alcohol
- 因酒精而醉
- He was intoxicated by alcohol and began talking loudly.他因酒精而醉，开始大声说话。
- intoxicating drink
- 致醉饮料；含酒精饮料
- The bar offers a range of intoxicating drinks.这家酒吧供应各种含酒精饮料。
- intoxicating aroma
- 令人陶醉的芳香
- The intoxicating aroma of freshly baked bread drew customers in.新鲜面包令人陶醉的香味吸引了顾客。
- intoxicated with power
- 因权力而忘乎所以
- He was intoxicated with power and refused to listen to any advice.他因权力而忘乎所以，拒绝听取任何建议。
- driving while intoxicated
- 醉酒驾驶；酒后驾车
- She was fined for driving while intoxicated.她因醉酒驾驶被罚款。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写里有toxic（有毒），喝酒像中毒一样让人醉——把intoxicate记成“in+toxic”就行。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式或书面描述酒精/药物作用、文学或修辞中形容极度兴奋 intoxicate 多用于正式、书面或文学语境；日常口语中更常说 get drunk 或 be/get excited。具体取“使醉”还是“使兴奋”需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these is a true rhyme with 'intoxicate', because its stressed syllable is /tɒk/, not the ending /keɪt/. The words indicate, dedicate, communicate, and fabricate share only the spelling ending -icate (/ɪkeɪt/), with the stress earlier. Locate shares the final /keɪt/ sound but not the -icate spelling. Toxic looks similar because it appears inside 'intoxicate', but it is pronounced /ˈtɒksɪk/, not /ˈtɒksɪkeɪt/.
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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