Definition
To begin drinking alcoholic beverages excessively.
開始過量飲酒。
Since losing his job, he's started to hit the bottle.
自從失業後，他開始酗酒。
She was feeling so depressed that she started to hit the bottle again.
她感到非常沮喪，所以又開始酗酒了。
He tends to hit the bottle whenever he feels stressed.
每當他感到壓力時，他就會開始酗酒。