单词 | dope |
释义 | Word Frequency dope(dəʊp) noun 1. any of a number of preparations made by dissolving cellulose derivatives in a volatile solvent, applied to fabric in order to improve strength, tautness, etc 2. an additive used to improve the properties of something, such as an antiknock compound added to petrol 3. a thick liquid, such as a lubricant, applied to a surface 4. a combustible absorbent material, such as sawdust or wood pulp, used to hold the nitroglycerine in dynamite 5. slang a. any illegal drug, usually cannabis b. (as modifier) a dope fiend 6. a drug administered to a racehorse or greyhound to affect its performance 7. informal an ignorant or stupid person 8. informal news or facts, esp confidential information 9. US and Canadian informal a photographic developing solution verb (transitive) 10. electronics to add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties 11. to apply or add a dopant to 12. to administer a drug to (oneself or another) 13. (intransitive) to take dope adjective 14. slang, mainly US excellent Word origin C19: from Dutch doop sauce, from doopen to dip |
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