单词 | dopes |
释义 | dope1 of 3noun ˈdōp 1 informal : a stupid person I think fast drivers are dopes. Randy Wayne White … people are promised windfall profits from can't-miss investments—to be paid, when they are paid at all, only out of money collected from subsequent dopes and dupes. David Margolick 2 informal a : an illicit drug (such as heroin or cocaine) used for its intoxicating or euphoric effects especially : marijuana smoking dope b : a preparation (such as an anabolic steroid, diuretic, or tranquilizer) given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance 3 informal : information especially from a reliable source the inside dope on a celebrity's new romance 4 a : a thick liquid or pasty preparation Apply a small amount of pipe dope or Teflon tape to the threads of the adapter … Michael J. McGroarty b : a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface She … would also glue the canvas over the frames of the planes and then use "dope," a special type of lacquer to harden the body of the plane. The Washington (Indiana) Times-Herald c : absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (such as the making of dynamite) A dynamite's strength and its water resistance are determined by the dopes—the particular dry ingredients that are combined with the nitroglycerin. Bryan Di Salvatore 5 chiefly Southern US : a cola drink dope 2 of 3verb doped; doping transitive verb 1 informal a : to give a narcotic or intoxicating drug to It was only when doped with scopolamine that he got any rest. Robert McAlmon and Kay Boyle b : to surreptitiously put a sedating drug into What does the murder have to do with the phone-date service he was investigating when someone doped his drink? Marilyn Stasio c : to administer a drug to (a horse) to help or hinder performance in a race Francis rode a doped horse once. The animal … ran right through the first hurdle, throwing Francis, and veered off into the woods nearby, where it was finally captured hours later. Bill Barich 2 informal : figure out —usually used with out The following day I returned and spent some time trying to dope out the trails the deer was using. John WeissIt's hard to dope out what, exactly, flavors the lemony, faintly soyish marinade that powers the excellent barbecued chicken … Sam Sifton 3 : to treat with dope or a dopant The airfoil leading edge and ribs are fiberglass moldings, and the skin, as on early airplanes, is fabric doped to drum-tightness. David Scott We developed a method to dope semiconductor nanocrystals with metal impurities, enabling control of the band gap … David Mocatta et al. intransitive verb 1 informal : to take an intoxicating drug 2 informal : to use a performance-enhancing substance typically banned for use in sports A week after that surreal scene, Danish hero Bjarne Riis admitted that he'd doped to win the 1996 Tour France Riis … Austin Murphy dope 3 of 3adjective slang : excellent —used as a generalized term of approval dopes nounas in morons a stupid person that dope thought he could swim across the Colorado River at night Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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