hangover

/ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæŋəʊvər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhaŋ-ˌō-vər/ (ame, mw)

hangover — noun

  • hangoversingular
  • hangoversplural

1. the headache, sickness, and tiredness that come on the day after you have drunk

1.名詞B2
釋義

the headache, sickness, and tiredness that come on the day after you have drunk too much alcohol.

例句

Jude woke up with a terrible hangover after Andrew's wedding party.

collocation: a terrible / bad hangover

Saira drank a large glass of water before bed to avoid a hangover.

collocation: avoid / prevent a hangover

同義詞
  • the morning after

    informal noun phrase; refers to the same experience but more euphemistic

文法句型

have a hangover

cure a hangover

用法筆記

Almost always countable and used with 'a' or 'the'. Common verbs: have, get, cure, nurse, avoid.

常見錯誤

❌I have hangover today.
✅I have a hangover today.
💡always use the article 'a' when describing one episode.

2. an attitude, rule, or practice that has carried over from an earlier period, eve

2.名詞C1
釋義

an attitude, rule, or practice that has carried over from an earlier period, even though it no longer fits today's situation.

例句

The strict dress code at Élise's office is a hangover from the bank's founding in the 1950s.

pattern: a hangover from + period

Adina argues that the seven-day waiting period is a hangover from an era before electronic records.

同義詞
  • holdover

    common American synonym for this figurative sense

  • relic

    stronger; suggests the practice is outdated and curious

  • vestige

    more formal; emphasizes that only a trace remains

文法句型

a hangover from + noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is figurative and almost always followed by 'from + earlier period or system'. Subject is typically a rule, custom, attitude, or object, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌This law is hangover of the past.
✅This law is a hangover from the past.
💡use 'a hangover from', not 'hangover of'.