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单词 overdose
释义

overdose

1 of 2

noun

over·​dose ˈō-vər-ˌdōs How to pronounce overdose (audio)
1
: too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)
also : a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)
2
: an excessive quantity or amount
an overdose of fun
overdosage
ˌō-vər-ˈdō-sij How to pronounce overdose (audio)
noun

overdose

2 of 2

verb

over·​dose ˌō-vər-ˈdōs How to pronounce overdose (audio)
overdosed; overdosing; overdoses

transitive verb

: to give an overdose or too many doses to

intransitive verb

: to take or experience an overdose
usually used with on

Example Sentences

Noun She died from a cocaine overdose.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Fentanyl overdose is now the leading cause of death among American adults under the age of 45. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 The Pima County medical examiner ruled his death an accidental overdose from fentanyl and hydrocodone. Dan Frosch, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The man had drug paraphernalia near him, the charges said, and he was revived by Narcan, which is an opioid overdose reversal drug. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 As for the matriarch of the original sitcom herself, the spin-off killed off Barr — whose namesake sitcom was canceled after a social media controversy — via opioid overdose. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022 The Sidewalk Project will also be handing out opioid overdose treatment Narcan and teaching people how to administer the life-saving nasal spray. Taylor Mims, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 In 2020, 91,799 people died of a drug overdose death in the US, and nearly 75% of those deaths involved opioids, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Maggie O'neill, SELF, 25 Aug. 2022 The bill’s introduction was motivated by the story of Steven Gunner, who died in 2020 at 27 after an opioid overdose, having lived with schizophrenia, a serious mental illness with a genetic link. WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 Of those, at least five are suspected to have died from an overdose, four in July alone. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
Verb
More:Kentucky drug overdose deaths, spurred by fentanyl, keep rising. Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2022 According to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose deaths among people of all ages rose rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Deidre Mcphillips, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 The potent drug was behind approximately 66% of the 107,622 drug overdose deaths between December 2020 and December 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022 In Oregon, there were 656 drug overdose deaths from January to October 2021, far higher than the total of 472 in 2020 and 280 in 2019, according to the state health authority. oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2022 There has been a sharp increase in unintentional drug overdose deaths in San Diego County in recent years. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2022 Pearlman died of a fentanyl and heroin overdose last September after what his mother calls his reluctant return to illicit opioids. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 One of the siblings died by suicide and the other in an ambiguous motorcycle accident before Sedgwick’s overdose at the age of twenty-eight. Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022 Records show police found evidence that Cruse used both prescription and over-the-counter medication to sedate and overdose the two girls. Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

overdose

noun

over·​dose ˈō-vər-ˌdōs How to pronounce overdose (audio)
: too large a dose (as of a drug)

Medical Definition

overdose 1 of 2

noun

over·​dose ˈō-vər-ˌdōs How to pronounce overdose (audio)
: too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)
an overdose of exposure to the sun Morris Fishbein
also : a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)

overdose

2 of 2

verb

over·​dose ˌō-vər-ˈdōs How to pronounce overdose (audio)
overdosed; overdosing

transitive verb

: to give an overdose or too many doses to

intransitive verb

: to take or experience an overdose
usually used with on

overdose

noun

as in excess

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • excess
  • overkill
  • surplus
  • overflow
  • surfeit
  • oversupply
  • opulence
  • fertility
  • amplitude
  • richness
  • superfluousness
  • superfluity
  • fecundity
  • liberality
  • redundancy
  • copiousness
  • competence
  • competency
  • adequacy
  • fruitfulness
  • lavishness
  • sufficiency
  • abundance
  • luxuriance
  • ampleness
  • superabundance
  • plethora
  • plenty
  • wealth
  • plenitude
  • feast
  • cornucopia
  • plentitude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deficiency
  • insufficiency
  • poverty
  • inadequacy
  • scarcity
  • undersupply
  • paucity
  • sterility
  • infertility
  • barrenness
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