English Dictionary

in one's cups

形容詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.

日本語の意味

酒に酔っている状態（大量のアルコール摂取により、酔っている状態）

The old storyteller, in one's cups, told tales that seemed truer than sober facts.

年老いた語り手は酔っ払っていて、しらふの事実よりも真実味のある話をした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.

[T]he natives were an honest, social race of jolly roysterers, who had no objection to a drinking bout, and were very merry in their cups.

in one’s cups （ canonical ）