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单词 amphetamine
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Definition of amphetamine in English:

amphetamine

nounamˈfɛtəmɪnamˈfɛtəmiːn
mass noun
  • A synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug, used illegally as a stimulant.

    Chemical formula: C₆H₅CH₂CH(CH₃)NH₂

    the amphetamine put him on a high for an hour
    count noun he was jailed for three months for possessing amphetamines
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Caffeine is addictive and hooks you in the same way as amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
    • Historical evidence suggests that law enforcement has been useful in the control of alcohol, tobacco, amphetamine, and opioids.
    • The hypertensive effects of cocaine and amphetamines also are sympathomimetic.
    • Ritalin is a stimulant whose effects are similar to those of amphetamine, methamphetamine and cocaine.
    • At that point, they either come to treatment or they switch to another drug, typically amphetamine.
    • However, we should note that the most popular drug used by teenagers was marijuana, not amphetamine.
    • Nicotine has a similar addiction liability profile to cocaine, morphine, or amphetamine.
    • These were followed by methadone, then amphetamines and methamphetamines.
    • The claimant said that she committed her offences in order to raise cash for drugs, those drugs being originally amphetamine and later heroin.
    • Heroin, amphetamine, cocaine and cannabis were hidden in large canisters of glue.
    • A drugs haul of heroin, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy tablets were seized in raids on 27 houses.
    • These include amphetamines, antidepressant drugs, caffeine, corticosteroids and lithium.
    • Experts expect in the coming years a boom of synthetic drugs such as amphetamines and Ecstasy, which are even more dangerous.
    • Cocaine and amphetamine have been associated with non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and a dilated cardiomyopathy.
    • In fact, daily use of tobacco seems to correlate more to the use of cocaine and amphetamine than does occasional use of cannabis.
    • By the time he was 21, he was downing two and a half bottles of rum a day, washed down by cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and heroin.
    • She was a heroin addict and used amphetamines, but had started a methadone programme when she learned she was pregnant.
    • Scientists don't know much about how drugs like amphetamine and Prozac interact in young children.
    • In neither case did urine screening detect cocaine, amphetamines, or other abused drugs.
    • The stimulant drugs are based on amphetamine and carry a risk of sudden death from fatal heart rhythms.

Origin

1930s: abbreviation of its chemical name, a(lpha-)m(ethyl) phe(ne)t(hyl)amine.

 
 

Definition of amphetamine in US English:

amphetamine

noun
  • A synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug, used illegally as a stimulant and legally as a prescription drug to treat children with ADD and adults with narcolepsy.

    Alternative name: 1-phenyl-2-aminopropane (or one of its salts, especially amphetamine sulfate); chemical formula: C₆H₅CH₂CH(CH₃)NH₂

    the amphetamine put him on a high for an hour
    count noun he was jailed for three months for possessing amphetamines
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cocaine and amphetamine have been associated with non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and a dilated cardiomyopathy.
    • Ritalin is a stimulant whose effects are similar to those of amphetamine, methamphetamine and cocaine.
    • These include amphetamines, antidepressant drugs, caffeine, corticosteroids and lithium.
    • The claimant said that she committed her offences in order to raise cash for drugs, those drugs being originally amphetamine and later heroin.
    • At that point, they either come to treatment or they switch to another drug, typically amphetamine.
    • The hypertensive effects of cocaine and amphetamines also are sympathomimetic.
    • A drugs haul of heroin, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy tablets were seized in raids on 27 houses.
    • Nicotine has a similar addiction liability profile to cocaine, morphine, or amphetamine.
    • These were followed by methadone, then amphetamines and methamphetamines.
    • She was a heroin addict and used amphetamines, but had started a methadone programme when she learned she was pregnant.
    • In fact, daily use of tobacco seems to correlate more to the use of cocaine and amphetamine than does occasional use of cannabis.
    • Scientists don't know much about how drugs like amphetamine and Prozac interact in young children.
    • Heroin, amphetamine, cocaine and cannabis were hidden in large canisters of glue.
    • In neither case did urine screening detect cocaine, amphetamines, or other abused drugs.
    • Experts expect in the coming years a boom of synthetic drugs such as amphetamines and Ecstasy, which are even more dangerous.
    • By the time he was 21, he was downing two and a half bottles of rum a day, washed down by cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and heroin.
    • Caffeine is addictive and hooks you in the same way as amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
    • Historical evidence suggests that law enforcement has been useful in the control of alcohol, tobacco, amphetamine, and opioids.
    • However, we should note that the most popular drug used by teenagers was marijuana, not amphetamine.
    • The stimulant drugs are based on amphetamine and carry a risk of sudden death from fatal heart rhythms.

Origin

1930s: abbreviation of its chemical name, a(lpha-)m(ethyl) phe(ne)t(hyl)amine.

 
 
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