Apedia

Drunk Drʌŋk Dealing Problems Arrested Noisy Adjective Bre

Word drunk
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / drʌŋk / NAmE / drʌŋk /
Example
  • she was too drunk to remember anything about the party.
  • his only way of dealing with his problems was to go out and get drunk.
  • they got drunk on vodka.
  • police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a public place because of being drunk).
Sound Native audio playback is not supported.
Image
Search images by the word
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=drunk
Content

drunk

(adjective)BrE / drʌŋk / NAmE / drʌŋk /
  1. having drunk so much alcohol that it is impossible to think or speak clearly
    • opposite sober
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sober_1
    • She was too drunk to remember anything about the party.
    • His only way of dealing with his problems was to go out and get drunk.
    • They got drunk on vodka.
    • Police arrested him for being drunk and disorderly (= violent or noisy in a public place because of being drunk).
  2. in a great state of excitement because of a particular emotion or situation
    • drunk with success
  3. extremely drunk
  4. very drunk
  5. extremely drunk and noisy
    • He rolled home roaring drunk at 3 o’clock in the morning.

    Extra Examples

    • Harry went out and got drunk last night.
    • He came home blind drunk, as usual.
    • He was still half drunk.
    • I was beginning to feel very drunk.
    • She was almost drunk with all these new impressions.
    • She was arrested for drunk driving.
    • The wine had made him drunk.
    • drunk with fatigue
    • His only way of dealing with his problems was to go out and get drunk.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: past participle of drink; compare with drunken.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tags: d

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Dry dried draɪ paint verb bre laundry hung

Previous card: Drum drʌm play noun bre bass tony cox

Up to card list: [English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words