How do you use "Hammered" in a sentence?

Got completely hammered last night. We were hammered by the time the band came on. She gets hammered on one cocktail.

Hammered

Q: What does "Hammered" mean?

Very drunk; heavily intoxicated. Hammered suggests being hit hard by alcohol—pounded into a state of drunkenness. It's emphatic slang for being very drunk, widely used across English-speaking countries. The violence of the image matches the intensity of the intoxication.

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Casual

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Significado: Very drunk; heavily intoxicated.

烂醉；严重醉酒。

Muy borracho; bastante ebrio.

かなり酔っている。ひどく酩酊した状態。

몹시 취한

Hammered suggests being hit hard by alcohol—pounded into a state of drunkenness. It's emphatic slang for being very drunk, widely used across English-speaking countries. The violence of the image matches the intensity of the intoxication.

Hammered暗示被酒精狠狠地击打——被锤进醉酒状态。这是一个强调性的俚语，意思是非常醉，在英语国家广泛使用。暴力的比喻与醉酒的程度相匹配。

Hammered sugiere ser golpeado fuertemente por el alcohol, machacado hasta un estado de borrachera. Es jerga enfática para estar muy borracho, ampliamente usada en todos los países anglófonos. La violencia de la imagen coincide con la intensidad de la intoxicación.

Hammeredはアルコールに強く打たれた、つまり酩酊状態に叩き込まれたイメージです。非常に酔った状態を表す強調的なスラングで、英語圏全体で広く使われています。暴力的なイメージが酩酊の激しさに合致しています。

마치 망치에 맞은 것처럼 몹시 취한 상태를 뜻하는 속어. 영어권 전체에서 통용되는 표현.

Ejemplos

Got completely hammered last night.
昨晚完全喝醉了
Me emborraché completamente anoche
昨夜は完全に酔いつぶれた
어젯밤에 완전히 만취했다.
We were hammered by the time the band came on.
乐队上台的时候我们已经喝醉了
Estábamos borrachos para cuando salió el grupo
バンドが始まる頃にはもう酔いつぶれていた
밴드가 나올 때쯤에는 이미 만취해 있었다.
She gets hammered on one cocktail.
她喝一杯鸡尾酒就醉了
Ella se emborracha con un solo cóctel
彼女はカクテル1杯で酔いつぶれる
그녀는 칵테일 한 잔에 만취한다.

Pronunciación

/ˈhæməd/

Guía de uso

Contexto: drinking, parties, nights out

Tono: emphatic, common

✓ Correcto

Hammered
烂醉
Borracho perdido
酔いつぶれた
만취했어.
Completely hammered
完全烂醉
Completamente borracho
完全に酔いつぶれた
완전히 만취했어.
Got hammered
喝得烂醉
Se emborrachó
酔いつぶれた
만취하는 중.

Errores comunes

Very drunk, not just tipsy
Universal slang across English-speaking world

Origen e historia

The metaphor is of being beaten or struck hard—hammered by drink. It developed as slang in the mid-20th century and became widespread. The violent imagery emphasizes the force of the drunkenness.

Etimología: From being struck hard, as if by a hammer

Primera vez registrado: Mid-20th century

Contexto cultural

Era: Mid-20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal drinking culture

Regional notes: Universal English slang.

Variaciones

HammeredCompletely hammered

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