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I’m afraid I’m slightly drunk. 恐怕我有点儿醉了。
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They got drunk; and they began to smash things. 他们喝醉了，开始摔东西。
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drunken多作定语，表示“喝醉酒的”：
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They called for stiffer penalties for drunken drivers. 他们要求更加严厉惩处醉酒开车的人。
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a drunken sailor 醉酒的水兵
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339 drown
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drown可作及物动词，表示“使淹死”：
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He drowned one of the criminals. 他把他的妻子淹死了。
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A man fell overboard into the sea and was drowned. 一名男子从船边坠入海中给淹死了。
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也可作不及物动词，表示“淹死”：
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She drowned in the river. 她在河里淹死了。
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A drowning man will catch at a straw. 快淹死的人一根稻草也会抓。
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但在美式英语中在谈到（不幸）淹死时只用它作不及物动词：
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How many drowned when the boat capsized? 翻船时淹死了多少人？
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340 due to—owing to
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due to可用作表语，表示“由于”：
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The delay was due to heavy traffic. 延误是由于车辆太多造成的。
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His death was due to negligence. 他的死亡是由于疏忽造成的。
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也可用作状语：
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Later he was released due to poor health. 后来由于身体很差被释放了。
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Due (Owing) to the storm, many people arrived late. 由于那场暴雨很多人迟到了。
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owing to也可用作状语，表示同样的意思：
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She is now not active in the movement owing to ill health. 由于身体欠佳，她现在在这场运动中已不太活跃。
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Owing to rain the garden party will not take place. 由于下雨游园会将不举行。
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