酔よう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
The woman was quite drunk.
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
I have never gotten seasick on a boat.
3. to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures
The team was intoxicated with victory.
Kanji used
drunk
Pitch accent
よ
う
Top 3000
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
Examples (30 in total)
I was quite drunk.
I'm totally drunk.
I'm not drunk.
I'm not drunk yet.
I got drunk on wine.
Did the crowd make you feel sick?
I'm a bit drunk.
Do I look drunk?
Both of us were drunk.
The team was intoxicated with victory.
He gets belligerent when he's drunk, you know.
Did you get carsick on the bus?
He was drunk on beer.
Everyone was drunk, except for me.
I have never gotten seasick on a boat.
The audience was enchanted by the beautiful singing.
Go home, Tom. You're drunk.
I wonder if one can understand it while drunk.
I was drunk yesterday and terribly rude. I'm sorry.
I've had too much to drink and I'm getting unsteady on my feet.
The young man driving the car was drunk.
He was so drunk that his explanation did not make sense.
Molesting a woman who is drunk and asleep is a crime.
A drunk customer assaulted a clerk.
My father was, I think, a little drunk then.
He is too drunk to drive home.
Actually, it looks like some people are already plastered.
He was rather drunk, which made a bad impression on the policeman.
He drinks a lot but always seems sober.
According to the police, he apparently fell into the pond while drunk in the early morning.