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    hard-drinking

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhard-ˌdrinking adjective [only before noun]  DRINKa hard-drinking person drinks a lot of alcohol 酗酒的，喝酒成瘾的
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    hard-drinking• She continued to go out to dinner with academics, to receive the hard-drinking architect.• Commanders, R.N., are a notoriously hard-drinking breed, which scotched that suspicion.• a hard-drinking man• That was hard-bitten, hard-nosed, hard-drinking newshound Edgar Allan Poe.• The customers were mostly farming folk, a hardworking and hard-drinking set of locals who, in general, were convivial and congenial.
    ˈhard-ˌdrinking adjectiveChineseSyllable
    hard-drinking person alcohol a a Corpus lot of drinks


    hard-drinking
    ˈhard-ˌdrinking adjective [only before noun]
    a hard-drinking person drinks a lot of alcohol


    hard-drinkingBrE /ˌhɑːd ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɑːrd ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivedrinking a lot of alcohol 大量饮酒的；海量的