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punch-drunk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports
ˈpunch-drunk adjective  1. informalCONFUSED very confused, especially because you have had a lot of bad luck or have been treated badly 〔尤指因连遭不幸或受虐待而〕神志恍惚的2. DSOa boxer who is punch-drunk is suffering brain damage from being hit on the head 〔拳击手〕被打得头晕眼花的
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punch-drunkBut how did that punch-drunk amateur do it?It has made teachers and parents punch-drunk and over-burdened.I just stood there like a punch-drunk boxer, taking the punishment she was handing out.Indeed, standing in his vest, his eyes closed, he was swaying like a punch-drunk boxer.Lewis's win provided more than cosmetic surgery to the battered, punch-drunk features of heavyweight boxing.They led Halifax 8-4 at half-time only to collapse, punch-drunk, to a 72-20 defeat.
ˈpunch-drunk adjectiveChineseSyllable
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punch-drunk
ˈpunch-drunk adjective
1. informal very confused, especially because you have had a lot of bad luck or have been treated badly
2. a boxer who is punch-drunk is suffering brain damage from being hit on the head


punch-drunkBrE /ˈpʌntʃ drʌŋk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʌntʃ drʌŋk/ 🔊 (also ˌslap-ˈhappy especially in NAmE ) adjective(of a boxer 拳击手) confused as a result of being punched on the head many times 被击晕的;晕头转向的unable to think clearly; in a confused state 思维混乱的;糊涂的