“借酒消愁”常见的英文表达是 “drown one's sorrows in alcohol” 或更简洁的 “drown one's sorrows”（此时 “in alcohol” 可省略，因为语境中常能理解是通过饮酒来消愁） 。
drown one's sorrows in alcohol：字面意思是“在酒精中淹没自己的悲伤”，形象地传达出通过大量饮酒来麻痹自己、缓解忧愁的意味。
drown one's sorrows：这个表达更加简洁直接，强调以饮酒的方式来排解心中的痛苦。
例句：
After losing his job, he turned to the bottle to drown his sorrows.（失业后，他开始借酒消愁。）
Some people choose to drown their sorrows in alcohol when facing difficulties.（有些人在面对困难时会选择借酒消愁。 ）