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单词 Benzedrine
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Definition of Benzedrine in English:

Benzedrine

nounˈbɛnzɪdriːnˈbɛnzəˌdrin
mass noun
  • A form of the drug amphetamine.

    See amphetamine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the early hours of the morning, when everyone else was feeling tired, the Benzedrine clicked in and I could have gone on celebrating until dawn - it was my first and last experience of an ‘upper’!
    • That evening John, high on Benzedrine, came home and told us about the horrifying, hallucinatory experience he'd had at the library.
    • I have to take a drug called Klonopin, which is like a Benzedrine.
    • Hannah had fueled her body on nicotine, coffee, and Benzedrine in the past week; the abuse had taken its toll.
    • Devastated, he increased his intake of Benzedrine and Seconal to help him sleep.

Origin

1930s: from benzoic acid and ephedrine.

 
 

Definition of Benzedrine in US English:

Benzedrine

nounˈbɛnzəˌdrinˈbenzəˌdrēn
  • A form of the drug amphetamine.

    See amphetamine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have to take a drug called Klonopin, which is like a Benzedrine.
    • That evening John, high on Benzedrine, came home and told us about the horrifying, hallucinatory experience he'd had at the library.
    • In the early hours of the morning, when everyone else was feeling tired, the Benzedrine clicked in and I could have gone on celebrating until dawn - it was my first and last experience of an ‘upper’!
    • Devastated, he increased his intake of Benzedrine and Seconal to help him sleep.
    • Hannah had fueled her body on nicotine, coffee, and Benzedrine in the past week; the abuse had taken its toll.

Origin

1930s: from benzoic acid and ephedrine.

 
 
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