drink away

• • 不停地喝，连续不断地喝酒：

    They have been drinking away for hours.

    他们已喝了好几个小时了。

  • 借酒消愁：

    Some people try to drink their troubles away.

    有些人企图借酒消愁(或解忧)。

    He drank his troubles away.

    他借酒消除了烦恼。

  • 以喝酒打发；因喝酒耗费(或消耗)；把时间(或金钱)浪费在饮酒上：

    They drank the hours away.

    他们将时间在喝酒中浪费掉。

    Between them they drank away every cent.

    他们俩把身上的钱都喝光了。