narcotic

noun

/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/

/nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/

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(formal) a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way. Heroin and cocaine are narcotics.
- a narcotics agent (= a police officer investigating the illegal trade in drugs)
Extra Examples
- He has been arrested for trading in narcotics.
- Narcotics trafficking represents 30 to 50 per cent of organized crime's take.
- The main reason people abuse illegal narcotics is so they may ‘escape’ from their harsh, cruel reality.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mild
- powerful
- addictive
- …
verb + narcotic
- use
narcotics + noun
- agent
- detective
- officer
- …
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(medical) a substance that relaxes you, reduces pain or makes you sleep
- a mild narcotic
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mild
- powerful
- addictive
- …
verb + narcotic
- use
narcotics + noun
- agent
- detective
- officer
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’.

narcotic

adjective

/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/

/nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/

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(of a drug) that affects your mind in a harmful wayTopics Social issuesc2
(of a substance) making you sleep
- a mild narcotic effect

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’.

单词	narcotic
释义	narcotic noun /nɑːˈkɒtɪk/ /nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/ jump to other results (formal) a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way. Heroin and cocaine are narcotics. a narcotics agent (= a police officer investigating the illegal trade in drugs) Extra Examples He has been arrested for trading in narcotics. Narcotics trafficking represents 30 to 50 per cent of organized crime's take. The main reason people abuse illegal narcotics is so they may ‘escape’ from their harsh, cruel reality. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective mild powerful addictive … verb + narcotic use narcotics + noun agent detective officer … See full entry (medical) a substance that relaxes you, reduces pain or makes you sleep a mild narcotic Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective mild powerful addictive … verb + narcotic use narcotics + noun agent detective officer … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’. narcotic adjective /nɑːˈkɒtɪk/ /nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/ jump to other results (of a drug) that affects your mind in a harmful wayTopics Social issuesc2 (of a substance) making you sleep a mild narcotic effect Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’.
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