【原】drink like a fish 痛饮

形容一个人饮酒过度可以说 drink heavily，也可以用习语 drink like a fish，它的字面意思是“喝得像一条鱼”，但是 drink 有“喝”和“饮酒”两者意思，drink like a fish 可以意为“喝多了；酗酒；痛饮；豪饮；酩酊大醉”，寓意：

this phrase means to drink heavily, which becomes worrisome

这个短语的意思是酗酒，这就令人担忧了

it refers to alcoholic drinks more than non-alcoholic drinks but can be used for both

它指的是酒精饮料多于非酒精饮料，但可以同时用于两者‘

例如：

At any party that he goes, he drinks like a fish. His wife ought to control this if she can.

在他去的任何一个聚会上，他都喝得酩酊大醉。如果可以的话，他妻子应该控制这一切。

Pass that bottle to me, I can drink this like a fish because it is my favourite drink.

把那个瓶子递给我，我可以好好痛饮，因为这是我最喜欢的饮料。

Drink like a fish today since he has never been known to give a treat before this.

他今天喝得多了，因为在这之前他不知道别人会请客。

At weddings people look for no excuses to drink like fishes.

在婚礼上，人们无拘无束，把酒言欢。

Simon was drinking like a fish that evening.

那天晚上西蒙喝得酩酊大醉。

My uncle drinks like a fish, and has done for years.

我叔叔饮酒过度，且已经喝了很多年了。

Some people can drink like a fish and handle it.

有些人喝得酩酊大醉，且还能自理。

如果偶尔摄入一点酒，对身体反而是有益的，但是过度饮酒，不但会伤及健康，有的时候还会危及生命。

以后想劝其他人少喝酒，可以简单地这样表达：don't drink like a fish.