lit up
lit up — phrasal verb
- lit upbase form
- lits up3rd person singular
- litting up-ing form
- litted uppast simple
1. to be strongly affected by alcohol after drinking, so that your ability to think
to be strongly affected by alcohol after drinking, so that your ability to think clearly and move normally is greatly reduced
Hassan got completely lit up at the party and took a taxi home.
get + lit up with intensifier (completely)
After three cocktails, Ava was already lit up and could barely stand.
already + lit up for unexpected early state
Half the wedding guests arrived already lit up on champagne.
Nadia woke on the sofa in her coat, barely remembering how lit up she was.
- wasted
very informal slang, same register; can also mean extremely tired
- hammered
US informal slang, similar intensity; more common in the northern US and among younger speakers
- smashed
common informal slang; emphasizes the destructive effect on one's coordination and judgement
- plastered
informal but slightly older slang; suggests a state of being completely immobile or stuck
- sober
the neutral opposite — not affected by alcohol at all
文法句型
get + lit up
be + lit up
用法筆記
Always appears in the form 'get lit up' or 'be lit up' — it cannot take a direct object. You cannot say 'He lit her up' to mean he made her drunk.