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单词 gateway drug
释义

gateway drug

UK /ˈɡeɪtweɪ ˌdrʌɡ/

Word Forms

singulargateway drug
pluralgateway drugs

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a relatively harmless drug that is believed to lead people on to using more dangerous drugs
    gateway drug to:

    Marijuana use is considered as a gateway drug to harder drug abuse.

    Many studies show that alcohol is a gateway drug, leading innocent users to other, heavier drug use.

    Synonyms and related words

    Illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegally
  2. 2
    someone or something that leads people towards other similar things that are more powerful, more dangerous or more harmful

    Ramsey Campbell is my favourite horror novelist, and was in fact the gateway drug that led my 12-year-old self into the wider world of general horror.

    gateway drug to/into:

    In 2016, Heimlich described the candidate as the gateway drug to outright white nationalism.

    Synonyms and related words

    Beginnings, starts and early stages

gateway drug

US /ˈɡeɪtweɪ ˌdrʌɡ/

Word Forms

singulargateway drug
pluralgateway drugs

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a relatively harmless drug that is believed to lead people on to using more dangerous drugs
    gateway drug to:

    Marijuana use is considered as a gateway drug to harder drug abuse.

    Many studies show that alcohol is a gateway drug, leading innocent users to other, heavier drug use.

    Synonyms and related words

    Illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegally
  2. 2
    someone or something that leads people towards other similar things that are more powerful, more dangerous or more harmful

    Ramsey Campbell is my favourite horror novelist, and was in fact the gateway drug that led my 12-year-old self into the wider world of general horror.

    gateway drug to/into:

    In 2016, Heimlich described the candidate as the gateway drug to outright white nationalism.

    Synonyms and related words

    Beginnings, starts and early stages
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