The hiring manager worried the candidate's old reputation as a lush might resurface during interviews.

招聘經理擔心那位應徵者過去酒鬼的名聲會在面試中再被提起。

After the company party, Mark joked that he had become a lush, though he only had two drinks.

公司派對結束後，馬克開玩笑說自己成了酒鬼，雖然他只喝了兩杯。

The flight attendant politely refused to serve another drink to the lush in seat 14C.

空服員禮貌地拒絕再為坐在14C的那位酒鬼送上飲料。