habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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Many drinkers plunge gladly into inebriation as an escape from reality.很多饮酒者乐于陷入到醉酒状态中以逃避现实。