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be tipsy
tipsy 指轻微醉酒，程度比 drunk 轻。
After two glasses of wine, she was slightly tipsy.
喝了两杯葡萄酒后，她有点微醺了。
微醉的；微醺的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
微醉的；微醺的
slightly intoxicated
After two glasses of wine, she was slightly tipsy.
喝了两杯葡萄酒后，她有点微醺了。
不稳定的；歪斜的。
Unsteady, askew.
微醉的
slightly intoxicated
不稳定的,像喝醉了一样容易倾倒的
unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated
After two glasses of wine, she felt a little tipsy and started laughing at everything.
喝了两杯葡萄酒后，她感觉有点微醺，开始对什么都笑。
AI contextual example
He was too tipsy to walk in a straight line, so his friend helped him home.
他醉得走路都走不直了，所以朋友扶他回家。
AI contextual example
I had only one beer, but I already felt tipsy because I hadn't eaten all day.
我只喝了一瓶啤酒，但已经觉得微醺，因为我整天没吃东西。
AI contextual example
a tipsy boat
一艘摇摇晃晃的船。
WordNet
tipsy 指轻微醉酒，程度比 drunk 轻。
After two glasses of wine, she was slightly tipsy.
喝了两杯葡萄酒后，她有点微醺了。
get tipsy 强调由清醒进入微醉的状态。
He got tipsy at the party and started laughing a lot.
他在派对上喝得微醺，开始大笑起来。
tipsy 也可作前置定语修饰名词，如 a tipsy driver。
The tipsy guests sang loudly at midnight.
微醺的客人们午夜时大声唱歌。
Not this
I tipsy.
Use this
I am tipsy.
英语中形容词不能单独作谓语，必须与系动词be连用；汉语的‘我醉了’常被直译成‘I tipsy’，但这样缺少系动词am。
Not this
I have tipsy.
Use this
I am tipsy.
汉语‘我有醉意’中的‘有’会被误译为have，但英语表示状态使用be，不用have，且tipsy是形容词，不是名词。
Not this
After five glasses of wine, I was completely tipsy.
Use this
After five glasses of wine, I was completely drunk.
tipsy只表示‘微醉’，与completely（完全）语义矛盾；表示大醉应用drunk。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
微醺的，有点醉的
After one glass of wine, she was slightly tipsy.
喝了一杯葡萄酒后，她有点微醺。
有点醉，微醺
He felt a little tipsy after the beer.
喝了啤酒后他感觉有点醉。
喝到微醺，有点醉
It doesn't take much to get tipsy on champagne.
喝香槟很容易让人微醺。
感觉微醺，有点醉意
I'm feeling tipsy already, so I'll stop drinking.
我已经感觉微醺了，所以就不喝了。
相当醉，醉意明显
By midnight, everyone was quite tipsy.
到了午夜，大家都醉意明显了。
酒后驾车的司机，微醺的司机
A tipsy driver is still a danger on the road.
微醺的司机在路上仍然很危险。
夜店里的每个人都在喝醉。
This is the hook of J-Kwon's 2004 hit 'Tipsy,' a defining song of 2000s crunk rap.
这是 J-Kwon 2004 年热门歌曲《Tipsy》的副歌，也是 2000 年代 crunk 说唱的代表作之一。
这个酒吧里的每个人都在喝醉。
This is the chorus of Shaboozey's 2024 country-rap hit 'A Bar Song (Tipsy),' which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
这是 Shaboozey 2024 年乡村说唱热门歌曲《A Bar Song (Tipsy)》的副歌，该曲曾登上《公告牌》百强单曲榜冠军。
Use tipsy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
微醉的人走路会“tip”（倾斜），tipsy 就是 tip 加上后缀，记住：喝到微醺，脚步倾斜。
语域：informal 常见场景：朋友聚会、日常聊天、描述喝酒后的状态 tipsy 是口语化、轻松的说法，指微醉、有点醉意，通常用于非正式场合，比如朋友间聊天或描述聚会上喝酒后的状态。日常对话中比较常见，正式写作中较少使用。
读音匹配：gypsy（也拼作 gipsy）/ˈdʒɪpsi/ 与 tipsy 押韵。注意不要被拼写误导：autopsy /ˈɔːtɑːpsi/、biopsy /ˈbaɪɑːpsi/、flimsy /ˈflɪmzi/、dizzy /ˈdɪzi/、spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ 只是词形或结尾相似，读音并不相同。
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