| Title | Alcoholic |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology alcoholic alcoholic (adj.) 1790, see alcohol. Noun sense of "one who is addicted to drinking in excess" is recorded from 1891; earlier alcoholist (1888). Alcoholics Anonymous founded 1935 in Akron, Ohio, U.S. Alkyis first recorded 1844 as a slang shortening of "alcoholic liquor;" 1960 in the sense of "a drunkard." Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English alcoholic ADJ. chronic | reformed VERB + ALCOHOLIC become, turn into Howe was turning into an alcoholic because of the stress of his job. ALCOHOLIC + VERB dry out, recover I don't think an alcoholic can dry out without proper medical help. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ alcoholic al·co·hol·ic / 7AlkE5hClik; NAmE -5hC:l-; -5hB:l- / adjective1. connected with or containing alcohol 酒精的；含酒精的: alcoholic drinks 含酒精的饮料 OPP non-alcoholic ⇨ see also soft drink 2. caused by drinking alcohol 饮酒引起的: The guests left in an alcoholic haze. 客人们醉醺醺地离去了。 noun (also NAmE informal lush) a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking, so that it has become an illness 酒精中毒者；嗜酒如命者；酒鬼 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged al·co·hol·ic I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|hȯlik, -äl-, -ēk\ adjective Etymology: alcohol + -ic 1. a. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of alcohol < an alcoholic odor > : having to do with alcohol < alcoholic propensities > b. : composed of or containing alcohol < an alcoholic solution > : intoxicating < an alcoholic drink > c. : derived from alcohol : caused by or showing the effects of alcohol < suffering from alcoholic depression > d. : preserved in or treated with alcohol < an alcoholic specimen > 2. : marked by the use of alcohol; especially : addicted to the usually excessive use of alcoholic drinks < alcoholic expatriates in Paris — Carl Van Doren > • al·co·hol·i·cal·ly \-ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) 1. : one who is addicted especially compulsively to the excessive use of alcoholic drinks : one who suffers from alcoholism 2. : a biological specimen preserved in alcohol |
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