Definition
To begin drinking alcoholic beverages excessively.
开始过量饮酒。
Since losing his job, he's started to hit the bottle.
自从失业后，他开始酗酒。
She was feeling so depressed that she started to hit the bottle again.
她感到非常沮丧，所以又开始酗酒了。
He tends to hit the bottle whenever he feels stressed.
每当他感到压力时，他就会开始酗酒。