alcoholic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

al·co·hol·ic [alcoholic alcoholics] adjective, noun BrE [ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk] NAmE [ˌælkəˈhɔːlɪk] NAmE [ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk]
adjective
1. connected with or containing alcohol
•alcoholic drinks
Opp: ↑non-alcoholic
see also ↑soft drink
2. caused by drinking alcohol
• The guests left in an alcoholic haze.

Example Bank:
•The fruit juice tasted slightly alcoholic.

 
noun
a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol and cannot easily stop drinking, so that it has become an illness
see also ↑lush

Example Bank:
•Howe was turning into an alcoholic because of the stress of his job.
•I don't think an alcoholic can dry out without proper medical help.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  alcohol-dependent, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse