hangover
/ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæŋəʊvər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhaŋ-ˌō-vər/ (ame, mw)
hangover — 名詞
- hangoversingular
- hangoversplural
1. the headache, sickness, and tiredness that come on the day after you have drunk
宿醉
前一晚飲酒過量後的不適
the headache, sickness, and tiredness that come on the day after you have drunk too much alcohol.
Jude woke up with a terrible hangover after Andrew's wedding party.
Jude 在 Andrew 的婚禮派對隔天醒來時，宿醉非常嚴重。
collocation: a terrible / bad hangover
Saira drank a large glass of water before bed to avoid a hangover.
Saira 睡前喝了一大杯水，為了避免宿醉。
collocation: avoid / prevent a hangover
Caio's hangover was so bad that he stayed in bed until noon on Sunday.
Caio 的宿醉太嚴重，星期天躺到中午才下床。
Niran swears that drinking ginger tea is the best cure for a hangover.
Niran 堅信喝薑茶是解宿醉最好的方法。
Selim refused a second glass of wine because he did not want a hangover at work.
Selim 拒絕了第二杯紅酒，因為他不想上班時還在宿醉。
- 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
2. an attitude, rule, or practice that has carried over from an earlier period, eve
遺留之物
從早期沿用至今、已不合時宜的做法
an attitude, rule, or practice that has carried over from an earlier period, even though it no longer fits today's situation.
The strict dress code at Élise's office is a hangover from the bank's founding in the 1950s.
Élise 辦公室嚴格的服裝規定，是這家銀行 1950 年代創立時遺留下來的做法。
pattern: a hangover from + period
Adina argues that the seven-day waiting period is a hangover from an era before electronic records.
Adina 主張，七天等候期是電子紀錄出現以前遺留下來的規定。
Many of the company's reporting forms are a hangover from the era of paper files.
公司許多回報表格，都是紙本檔案時代遺留下來的東西。
Zola described the village curfew as a hangover from the years of military rule.
Zola 形容村裡的宵禁是軍事統治時期遺留下來的舊規。
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.