单词 | drug |
释义 | drug (drʌg ) Word forms: drugs , drugging , drugged 1. countable noun B2 A drug is a chemical which is given to people in order to treat or prevent an illness or disease. The drug will be useful to hundreds of thousands of infected people. ...the drug companies. 2. countable noun B2 Drugs are substances that some people take because of their pleasant effects, but which are usually illegal. His mother was on drugs, on cocaine. She was sure Leo was taking drugs. ...the problem of drug abuse. Synonyms: narcotic [slang], stimulant, dope [slang], illegal drug 3. verb If you drug a person or animal, you give them a chemical substance in order to make them sleepy or unconscious. They drugged the guard dog with doped meatballs. [VERB noun] She was drugged and robbed. [VERB noun] He grew tired, and drifted off into a drugged sleep. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: knock out, dope [slang], give drugs to, numb 4. verb If food or drink is drugged, a chemical substance is added to it in order to make someone sleepy or unconscious when they eat or drink it. I wonder now if that drink had been drugged. [be VERB-ed] Anyone could have drugged that wine. [VERB noun] A tourist was robbed after being given a drugged orange. [VERB-ed] Collocations: drug rehab He was told to repay the cash and go to drug rehab. The Sun (2007) He will now undergo a drug rehab programme. The Sun (2009) None of the buildings were occupied, although an empty drug rehab centre accessed from a staircase close to the bin area is sometimes used by rough sleepers. The Sun (2017) He completed a drug rehabilitation course last year and was hoping for parole. The Sun (2010) Other treatments include drug rehabilitation and the prescription of narcotics as part of treating withdrawal symptoms. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Today he may tour drug rehabilitation centres in the Chinese capital. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They have also been involved in drug smuggling and extortion. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If I play my cards right, we could close down his drug smuggling, his gunrunning and his people trafficking. THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002) Two friends discover romance and excitement when they are drawn into an international drug smuggling plot. The Sun (2010) A prisoner kept an international drug smuggling operation going from his cell using a smuggled mobile phone. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He faces 15 years' jail for drug smuggling. The Sun (2011) The experimental drug has been tested on mice and has apparently allowed them to continue swimming long after they should have stopped with exhaustion. Times, Sunday Times (2008) What is the most commonly used illicit drug? An Introduction to Community Health (1995) In view of this it can be difficult to keep illicit drug use in its proper perspective. Taking Drugs Seriously (1994) Similarly, illicit drug use has declined. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Last month a clinical trial involving 188 patients showed that the vaccine was safe and had the potential to become the first powerful drug against chronic thrush. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It is a powerful drug and manufacturers use it cynically. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The links between powerful drug lords, the government and the insurgents remain strong, according to local officials. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Youth itself is the most powerful drug of all. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Translations: Chinese: 药 Japanese: 薬 |
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