Dipsomania

[,dɪpsə(ʊ)'meɪnɪə]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess.

校對:斯坦顿--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.

手打:露西娅

解釋/意思:

n. a morbid craving for alcoholic stimulants.—ns. Dipsomā′niac one who suffers from the foregoing; Dipsop′athy treatment by restricting a patient's drink; Dipsō′sis morbid thirst.

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