dry drunk

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A recovering alcoholic who is not drinking alcohol, but has relapsed mentally and emotionally;
    — Denise called Frank a "dry drunk." He no longer drank but he continued to indulge in "the same wild, erratic behavior binges" without the "excuse of alcohol" in his system.
  2. A recovering alcoholic who is not drinking alcohol, but has relapsed mentally and emotionally;; Such a relapse.
    — Family members frequently report that a dry drunk is as difficult to live with as a "wet drunk." After all, it is not the drinking and drugging that bothers family members but the abusive, unpredictable behavior that comes with it.
  3. Any substance addict who has quit using, but remains psychologically dependent.
    — Abstinence leaves me without nicotine, but still living with the old beliefs and behaviors that cry for the drug—in short, living a "dry drunk."
形容词 adj.
  1. Being a recovering alcoholic who has quit drinking alcohol, but remains psychologically dependent. not-comparable
    — But more interestingly, they distinguish between being "dry drunk"—being on the wagon, but still wanting to drink—and being "sober," neither drinking nor wanting to.

词形变化

dry drunks plural
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