In this sense, drinking is not sipping water. It is the activity of taking alcohol — beer, wine, spirits. When the word stands alone as a thing people do, that is usually what it means.

In this sense在這個義項裡， drinking is not sipping water不是在喝水。 It is它是 taking alcohol喝酒 the activity of這個活動—— beer, wine, spirits啤酒、葡萄酒、烈酒。 When當 the word這個字 stands alone單獨出現， as a thing people do當成人做的一件事講時， that is usually what it means通常就是這個意思。

A drinking problem means alcohol is hurting someone's life. The drinking age is the age when the law lets you buy it. Social drinking is alcohol with friends, not a medical term. People also talk about giving up drinking, or about binge drinking (a lot in a short time).

A drinking problem means指的是 alcohol is hurting someone's life酒正在傷害某個人的生活。 The drinking age is是 the law lets you buy it法律讓你可以買酒的 the age年齡。 Social drinking is是 alcohol with friends和朋友一起喝的酒， not a medical term不是醫學名詞。 People also talk about人們也會說 giving up drinking戒酒， or about binge drinking或「暴飲」（ a lot in a short time短時間喝很多）。

Though actually, the same shape of the word is just drink + -ing in the ordinary way: drinking tea is not this sense. You know which one it is from the rest of the sentence. Next to problem, habit, culture, or a no-drinking sign, it is alcohol.

Though actually不過其實， the same shape of the word同樣長相的這個字 is just也可能只是 drink + -ing in the ordinary way普通的 drink 加 -ing： drinking tea喝茶 is not this sense就不是這個義項。 from the rest of the sentence從句子的其他部分 You know which one it is你就知道是哪一個。 Next to挨在 problem, habit, culture「problem」「habit」「culture」旁邊， or a no-drinking sign或出現在禁止飲酒的標誌上時， it is alcohol指的就是酒。