饮酒作乐 meaning in English
be regaling oneself with wine; drink and amuse oneself with sb.; drink wine and make merry; enjoy oneself drinking; give oneself up to dissipation, spending days and nights in drinking and music; wine and music were the order of the day
Examples
- Life is not all beer and skittles .
生活并非饮酒作乐而已。 - Life is not all beer and skittle .
生活并非饮酒作乐而已。 - Ivan smiled and said, "you are afraid that when i get to the fair, i shall go on a spree. "
伊凡微笑着说：“你是怕我到了集市上又要饮酒作乐了吧？” - So it ' s basically , a lame excuse for a three - day booze up
所以，基本上人们只是为了饮酒作乐而随便找个借口而已