breathalyse

Thân thiện

A police officer asks the driver to breathe into a breathalyse device.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To test someone's alcohol level in their blood by means of a breathalyzer: The action of using a breathalyzer device to measure the concentration of alcohol in a person's breath, which indicates their blood alcohol level.

Usage

• The verb "breathalyse" is used when law enforcement or other officials administer a breath test, typically to a driver suspected of drinking alcohol.
• It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the person being tested).
• The spelling "breathalyze" is common in American English.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The police officer decided to breathalyse the driver at the roadside.
  • If you are stopped, you may be breathalysed to check if you are over the legal limit.
  • The new law allows officers to breathalyse any motorist involved in an accident.

Advanced Usage

• "to be breathalysed": This passive form is frequently used to describe the person undergoing the test.
  • He was breathalysed and found to be under the influence.

Variants and Related Words

• Breathalyzer (noun, trademark): The device used to conduct the test.
  • The officer carried a breathalyzer.
• Breath test (noun): A more general term for the procedure.
  • He failed the roadside breath test.

Synonyms

• Test for alcohol: A more general phrase for checking alcohol levels.
• Administer a breath test: A formal description of the action.

Related Phrases

• Take a breathalyzer test: A common phrase used from the perspective of the person being tested.
  • The suspect refused to take a breathalyzer test.

Học thuật

Verb

1. test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer

Từ đồng nghĩa

• breathalyze