| 单词 | opiate |
| 释义 | opiate (once / 5422 pages) n An opiate is a drug such as morphine or heroin that is derived from opium. Used figuratively, it means something that calms or soothes. Karl Marx famously said that religion was the opiate of the masses, which means he thought that it was religion that prevented working-class people from rising up against their leaders. Today, you might say that television has replaced religion as a mass opiate, but you'd need to say that during a commercial for anyone to pay much attention. WORD FAMILYopiate: opiates USAGE EXAMPLESCheese proteins contain casomorphins, chemical compounds that attach to the same opiate receptors in the brain as heroin or morphine. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Preventing abuse of opiate painkillers is viewed as a key element of the strategy. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) There’s a bittersweet theme about nostalgia as an opiate, but for once this ingeniously dark series ends on a note of cyberhope. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative Hypo|Hyper codeine derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) Fentanyl, Sublimazetrade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug diacetylmorphine, heroina narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush laudanum, tincture of opiumnarcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient morphia, morphinean alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain apomorphinea morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack, thunderstreet names for heroin narcotic a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction |
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