boozing
/buːz/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈuzɪŋ] /buːz/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈuzɪŋ] /ˈbüz How to pronounce booze (audio)/ (ame, mw)
boozing — verb
- boozingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- boozings3rd person singular
- boozinging-ing form
- boozingedpast simple
1. to spend time drinking alcoholic drinks, often in a casual, noisy, or rather hea
to spend time drinking alcoholic drinks, often in a casual, noisy, or rather heavy way
Ryan and Gabriel went boozing after the team won the cup.
go boozing after a celebration
Padma spent the whole Friday night boozing with old school friends.
The tourists were still boozing outside the hostel when sunrise came.
Hoa promised to stop boozing before the early shift at the bakery.
- drink
neutral and broad; it can refer to any alcohol use, not especially lively or heavy drinking
- go out drinking
more neutral phrase for the same social activity, without the slangy tone
- get drunk
focuses on the result rather than the activity itself
文法句型
go boozing
be out boozing
stop boozing
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and informal. It often appears in patterns like 'go boozing' or 'be out boozing' and usually suggests more drinking than simply having one drink with a meal.