tired and emotional

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词形变化

more tired and emotional 比较级 most tired and emotional 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Drunk.

    委婉 幽默 习语
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tired, emotional.

词源

First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine.

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