drunk

酔った

酒を飲みすぎて、普段どおりに考えたり行動したりできない。

やさしい英語で： Having had so much alcohol that you cannot think or behave normally.

• He is very drunk.
• They got drunk at the party last night.
• Are you too drunk to drive?

使い方： too drunk to do something (He was too drunk to walk home.)

類義語： intoxicated

反対語： sober

よく使う表現： get drunk, very drunk, too drunk

酔いしれた、有頂天の

感情や状況に舞い上がり、判断力を失ったり自信過剰になったりしている。

やさしい英語で： So excited by a feeling or situation that you lose good judgment or become unusually confident.

• She was drunk with joy.
• Drunk on success, the company spent far too much.
• The victorious leader seemed drunk with power.

使い方： drunk with something (The new ruler was drunk with power.); drunk on something (They were drunk on their sudden success.)

類義語： elated, intoxicated

よく使う表現： drunk with power, drunk on success, drunk with joy

酔って

酒を飲みすぎて酔った状態で。

やさしい英語で： While affected by having had too much alcohol.

• He drove drunk.
• She arrived drunk and missed most of the meeting.
• Have you ever turned up drunk for work?

よく使う表現： drive drunk, arrive drunk, turn up drunk

大酒飲み、飲んだくれ

しょっちゅう酒を飲みすぎる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who often drinks too much alcohol.

• The local drunk sat outside the bar.
• People dismissed him as a hopeless drunk.
• Two drunks were arguing loudly by the bus stop.

類義語： heavy drinker, drunkard

よく使う表現： a hopeless drunk, local drunk, an old drunk

酔っ払い

陽気な酔っ払いなど、酔った時の振る舞いで表される人。

やさしい英語で： A person described by the way they behave after drinking too much alcohol.

• He is a happy drunk.
• She becomes a talkative drunk after a few glasses.
• I avoid him at parties because he is an angry drunk.

よく使う表現： a happy drunk, an angry drunk, a talkative drunk

酩酊、酔い

酒の影響を強く受けている状態。

やさしい英語で： A state of being strongly affected by alcohol.

• He slept off his drunk.
• She was still recovering from a bad drunk.
• After that long drunk, he could barely remember the weekend.

類義語： intoxication, drunkenness

反対語： sobriety

よく使う表現： sleep off a drunk, a bad drunk