| 单词 | gateway drug |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgateway drug gateway drug n. originally U.S. a drug (such as cannabis or alcohol) perhaps regarded as relatively harmless or non-addictive in itself but perceived as leading to the use of hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1982 Jrnl. Drug Educ. 12 355 The course was attitudes toward the use of the ‘soft’ or ‘gateway’ drugs (i.e., tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana). 2000 Big Issue 17 July 27/4 This is the gateway drug of the dub world, luring unsuspected dabblers into the deadly waters of Sleng Teng. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Apr. a20/4 Here in Connecticut, decreases in drug use among adolescents are for the most part steeper than those seen on average nationally—with the greatest decreases among gateway drugs like alcohol, marijuana and inhalants. < as lemmas |
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