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单词 khat
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Definition of khat in English:

khat

(also qat)
nounkɑːtkɑt
  • 1mass noun The leaves of an Arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Try to avoid chewing khat late at night, and never take sleeping pills unless prescribed by your doctor.
    • Farmers have been forced to produce khat (a local narcotic) in order to survive.
    • In Somali communities, chewing a traditional stimulant called khat has landed some people in deportation proceedings, since the leaf is now categorized as a controlled substance.
    • Earnings from khat, an amphetamine like stimulant that is banned in the United States and several European countries, has doubled.
    • Knowledgeable users maintain that chewing khat has more in common with coffee than cocaine.
    • The 530 kg shipment of khat, a green-leafed drug which is chewed to produce a euphoric effect, was found in air freight.
    • Mead was probably the first human-made intoxicant, barring potions brewed from various solanaceous psychoactives - peyote, khat, mandrake, poisonous toads, etc.
    • The area is known for extensive trading in livestock, hides and skins, khat, cereals, and consumer durables.
    • Once the khat has been acquired, the customer leaves with a smile of satisfaction and anticipation.
    • The first reaction to khat is unpleasant and marked by feeling of dizziness an intense thirst.
    • Mahdi chews khat, a semi-narcotic leaf that has wired generations of Muslims from the coast of eastern Africa to Yemen at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
    • But officials came to believe most of the flights were Yemeni smugglers bring in khat, a leafy plant widely chewed in Somalia for its mild narcotic effect.
    • Indeed, withdrawal from khat results in social isolation, according to this article.
  • 2The shrub that produces khat, growing in mountainous regions and often cultivated.

    Catha edulis, family Celastraceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ethiopian officials said they are not going to stop farmers from growing khat, but are trying to offer alternatives.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Arabic qāt.

 
 

Definition of khat in US English:

khat

(also qat)
nounkätkɑt
  • 1The leaves of an Arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Somali communities, chewing a traditional stimulant called khat has landed some people in deportation proceedings, since the leaf is now categorized as a controlled substance.
    • Knowledgeable users maintain that chewing khat has more in common with coffee than cocaine.
    • Earnings from khat, an amphetamine like stimulant that is banned in the United States and several European countries, has doubled.
    • The area is known for extensive trading in livestock, hides and skins, khat, cereals, and consumer durables.
    • Mead was probably the first human-made intoxicant, barring potions brewed from various solanaceous psychoactives - peyote, khat, mandrake, poisonous toads, etc.
    • Try to avoid chewing khat late at night, and never take sleeping pills unless prescribed by your doctor.
    • Indeed, withdrawal from khat results in social isolation, according to this article.
    • Mahdi chews khat, a semi-narcotic leaf that has wired generations of Muslims from the coast of eastern Africa to Yemen at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
    • The 530 kg shipment of khat, a green-leafed drug which is chewed to produce a euphoric effect, was found in air freight.
    • Farmers have been forced to produce khat (a local narcotic) in order to survive.
    • But officials came to believe most of the flights were Yemeni smugglers bring in khat, a leafy plant widely chewed in Somalia for its mild narcotic effect.
    • Once the khat has been acquired, the customer leaves with a smile of satisfaction and anticipation.
    • The first reaction to khat is unpleasant and marked by feeling of dizziness an intense thirst.
  • 2The shrub that produces khat, growing in mountainous regions and often cultivated.

    Catha edulis, family Celastraceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ethiopian officials said they are not going to stop farmers from growing khat, but are trying to offer alternatives.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Arabic qāt.

 
 
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