the bottleDFDMIalcoholic drink – used when talking about the problems drinking can cause 酒〔用于谈论喝酒引起的问题〕 Peter let the bottle ruin his life. 彼得让酒毁了他的生活。
hit the bottle (=regularly drink too much) 酗酒 She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle. 她压力很大,于是开始酗酒。
be on the bottle British EnglishBrE (=be drinking a lot of alcohol regularly) 嗜酒,贪杯
hit the bottle• My sister's been hitting the bottle a lot lately and her work is starting to suffer.• His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.• When his wife died he hit the bottle again.• Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.• After Sheila left him, Judd hit the bottle pretty hard.
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