buy drinks to get drunk; drink to seek pleasure or drown sorrows
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to buy drinks to get drunk; to drink heavily to seek pleasure or drown sorrows
literaryOften implies using alcohol to escape or cope with emotions, or to indulge in revelry. Has a somewhat literary or descriptive tone.
Shī失
liàn恋
hòu后
，
tā他
zhěng整
rì日
mǎi买
zuì醉
。
After his breakup, he drowned his sorrows in drink all day.
Jǐ几
gè个
lǎo老
yǒu友
zài在
jiǔ酒
guǎn馆
lǐ里
mǎi买
zuì醉
，
chàng畅
tán谈
wǎng往
shì事
。
Several old friends bought drinks and got drunk in the tavern, chatting freely about old times.
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Yǔ与
qí其
jiè借
jiǔ酒
mǎi买
zuì醉
，
bù不
rú如
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
miàn面
duì对
wèn问
tí题
。
Rather than trying to drown your sorrows with alcohol, it's better to face the problem bravely.