单词	overdose
释义	overdose1 nounoverdose2 verb overdoseo‧ver‧dose1 /ˈəʊvədəʊs $ ˈoʊvərdoʊs/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an overdose of soap operas The 18-year-old male died of an overdose of sleeping pills. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Acute cocaine overdose may occur at any stage if a package bursts. First, many patients in hospital have taken overdoses or injured themselves in the past. For small children, an overdose can result from swallowing as few as three vitamins with iron. His daughter had died of an overdose of drugs three years before. Moon died in 1978, after an overdose of the prescribed drug he was taking to ease himself out of alcoholism. No hypnotic was prescribed in view of the risk of a further overdose. Sister Aimee died in 1944, from an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets. The hospital subsequently discovered that her death was the result of a massive overdose of a powerful anticancer drug. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto take too much of a drug► take an overdose to take a dangerously large amount of a drug, usually deliberately: · Can someone call an ambulance? I think he's taken an overdose.take an overdose of: · The woman apparently tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of a prescription drug. ► overdose on to take a dangerously large amount of a particular drug, usually by accident: · He overdosed on heroin. ► OD spoken informal to take a dangerously large amount of a drug, usually deliberately: · "How did she die?" "She OD'd."OD on: · Brody OD'd on a mixture of cocaine and heroin. WORD SETS► Drug Culture acid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► took an overdose  She took an overdose and died two days later. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a drug overdose (=taking too much of a drug at one time)· She died from a drug overdose. ► took ... overdose  She took an overdose after a row with her boyfriend. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► drug · Mr Hayward said Roberts had tried to kill himself again in the last day or two with a drugs overdose.· They stamp out graffiti, quash drug deals, bust carjacking rings, rescue drug overdose victims, even prevent suicides.· Finally, the patient himself asked that the doctors kill him: they did so - through a drugs overdose.· One boy died in a mysterious fire, another of a drug overdose.· Soon after that, she ended up in hospital after a drug overdose.· A full inquiry has been launched to find out how Newall, 27, was able to take a drugs overdose.· Since 1980 the number of drug overdose deaths has increased by 540 %.· He was working with the Woody Herman band at the time of his death following a drug overdose. VERB► die · His daughter had died of an overdose of drugs three years before.· Lymon died from a heroin overdose, Garnes during heart surgery and Negroni from a stroke.· And if the clients died of an overdose of bullets, he was not too proud to go to their funerals.· During his absence from home one night, she died of an overdose of laudanum.· Had a brother who died of an overdose. ► take · First, many patients in hospital have taken overdoses or injured themselves in the past.· At the age of 20 she took an overdose when she thought a boyfriend was about to desert her.· The resulting frustration may be, inpart, why they have taken an overdose.· In addition there was a small risk of her taking an overdose.· She mentioned the dashing don in a note found in the room where she took an overdose of pain-killers.· He reportedly told police who questioned him after the school attack that he had taken an overdose of tranquilizers.· The chronic repeater Patients who repeatedly take overdoses pose considerable management difficulties.· What to do if some one takes an overdose 1. 1too much of a drug taken at one timeoverdose of a massive overdose of heroin She took an overdose and died two days later.2too much of something, especially something harmfuloverdose of an overdose of sun overdose1 nounoverdose2 verb overdoseo‧ver‧dose2 /ˌəʊvəˈdəʊs $ ˌoʊvərˈdoʊs/ verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE overdose Simple Form Present I, you, we, they overdose he, she, it overdoses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they overdosed Present perfect I, you, we, they have overdosed he, she, it has overdosed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had overdosed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will overdose Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have overdosed Continuous Form Present I am overdosing he, she, it is overdosing you, we, they are overdosing Past I, he, she, it was overdosing you, we, they were overdosing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been overdosing he, she, it has been overdosing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been overdosing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be overdosing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been overdosing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Be careful, however, not to overdose on blue. People who overdose in a suicidal attempt may take one or several drugs but generally ingest at most one pack of each. Right now, he was overdosing on both. Some one who thinks he is taking the herbal product but is instead using the illegal Ecstasy could overdose, Green said. Texas banned the sale of ephedrine to minors after ten teenagers were taken to emergency rooms after overdosing on the drug. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto take too much of a drug► take an overdose to take a dangerously large amount of a drug, usually deliberately: · Can someone call an ambulance? I think he's taken an overdose.take an overdose of: · The woman apparently tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of a prescription drug. ► overdose on to take a dangerously large amount of a particular drug, usually by accident: · He overdosed on heroin. ► OD spoken informal to take a dangerously large amount of a drug, usually deliberately: · "How did she die?" "She OD'd."OD on: · Brody OD'd on a mixture of cocaine and heroin. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a drug overdose (=taking too much of a drug at one time)· She died from a drug overdose. ► took ... overdose  She took an overdose after a row with her boyfriend. (abbreviation OD) to take too much of a drug at one time, so that it harms you or kills youoverdose on She overdosed on sleeping pills.
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