| 单词 | drug traffic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrug traffic drug traffic n. (originally) the unregulated trade in medicinal drugs and remedies; (later) the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > narcotics drug peddling1861 drug traffic1868 dope-trafficking1933 connection1934 dope-running1941 dope-smuggling1941 dope-peddling1959 drug-pushing1959 pushing1962 push1973 1868 Lancet 9 May 596/2 Establish the dispensaries, take away the drug traffic, and..the medical officer will be paid for his time and skill. 1896 Phrenol. Jrnl. Jan. 101/1 The increase of drug traffic is largely due to the improved modern facility for doing all kinds of business. 1919 Times 11 Mar. 7/3 She also denied that she had been associating with persons connected with the drug-traffic. 1970 G. Scott-Heron Vulture i. 8 The lights switched on, revealing the den, a working office for the man who controlled a major part of the drug traffic in the city. 2003 J. Lethem Fortress of Solitude i. xiv. 230 Fourteenth Street, First Avenue, they were scungy but populated, jostling with drug traffic. < as lemmas |
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