| 单词 | drug |
| 释义 | drug (once / 122 pages) nv A drug is a medicine. Before you travel to India, your doctor may prescribe a drug to protect you from getting malaria. A substance that makes a change in your body is a drug. Most often, a drug is medicine prescribed by a doctor to protect a patient from illness, cure them, or relieve their pain. Drug also means an illegal substance taken simply for the way it makes the user feel. Drug is also a verb that describes both taking illegal drugs and giving someone a drug secretly, such as slipping it into their food or drink. WORD FAMILYdrug: drugged, drugging, druggist, drugless, drugs+/drugging: druggings/druggist: druggists USAGE EXAMPLESThe EpiPen inquiry also revealed potential errors in how the government classifies drugs. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) "This was another chapter in the silent and ruthless war of drug trafficking," state public security secretary, Sergio Fontes, told journalists. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Baseball officials refused to confront the problem for years, then became more aggressive than other pro leagues in policing the use of illicit drugs. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic Hypo|Hyper aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion agonist(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agenta drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations antagonista drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug antisyphilitica drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis anti-TNF compounda class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints botanicala drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) brand-name drug, proprietary druga drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) controlled substancea drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law dilatora drug that causes dilation diuretic, diuretic drug, water pillany substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water drug of abuse, street druga drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction Feosoltrade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia Fergontrade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia fertility druga drug used to increase a woman's fertility generic drugwhen the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees intoxicanta drug that can produce a state of intoxication Lorfan, levallorphandrug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease miotic, miotic drug, myotic, myotic druga drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) mydriatic, mydriatic druga drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations narcotica drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction Trental, pentoxifyllinea drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substancea drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions psychotropic agenta chemical substance that can influence human consciousness relaxanta drug that relaxes and relieves tension hypnotic, soporifica drug that induces sleep excitant, stimulant, stimulant druga drug that temporarily quickens some vital process appetite suppressant, suppressanta drug that suppresses appetite synergista drug that augments the activity of another drug anti-impotence drug, virility drugdrug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction arsenicala pesticide or drug containing arsenic RU 486, abortion pill, mifepristonean abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo Zovirax, acycloviran oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms Fosamax, alendronatea tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause Zyloprim, allopurinola drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid Inocor, amrinonea drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium analeptica medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkillera medicine used to relieve pain angiogenesis inhibitora drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medicationa drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericideany drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth anticholinergic, anticholinergic druga substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine anticholinesterasea medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulantmedicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic druga drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) antidepressant, antidepressant drugany of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects antidiabetic, antidiabetic druga drug used to treat diabetes mellitus antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal druga drug used to control or stop diarrhea antidiuretic, antidiuretic druga drug that limits the formation of urine antiemetic, antiemetic druga drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting antihistaminea medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site antihypertensive, antihypertensive druga drug that reduces high blood pressure anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory druga medicine intended to reduce inflammation antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal druga medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa antipyretic, febrifugeany medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever antiseptica substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent, spasmolytica drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) antitussiveany medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drugany drug that destroys viruses APCa drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine) aphrodisiaca drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire astringent, astringent drug, styptica drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals atomic cocktailan oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer atropinea poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides Imuran, azathioprinean immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ blocker, blocking agenta class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process bronchodilatora drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitritea colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers calcium blocker, calcium-channel blockerany of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuanathe most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect carminativemedication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing Hygroton, Thalidone, chlorthalidonea diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks Atromid-S, clofibratea drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases Clomid, clomiphene, clomiphene citratea fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births Plavix, clopidogrel bisulfatea blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow club druga controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves cold medicinemedicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold counterirritanta medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation cytotoxic drugany drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells decongestanta drug that decreases pulmonary congestion demulcenta medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin designer druga psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs diaphoreticused to produce perspiration Antabuse, disulfirama drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested dosage, dosea measured portion of medicine taken at any one time Drixoralthe trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor dronabinolpsychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy HAART, drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapya combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV estrogen antagonist, tamoxifenan antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer Enbrel, etanercepta genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Edecrin, ethacrynic aciddiuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema euphorianta psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria expectorant, expectoratora medicine promoting expectoration fixed-combination drugdrug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients Lasix, furosemidecommonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema gateway druga habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs Lopid, gemfibrozilmedication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood general anaesthetic, general anesthetican anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic druga psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences hard druga narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction haematinic, hematinica medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia herbal medicinea medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health histamine blockera medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2 immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressora drug that lowers the body's normal immune response Lozal, indapamidediuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension Remicade, infliximaban anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis inhalant, inhalationa medication to be taken by inhaling it intravenous anesthetican anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system Isuprel, isoproterenoldrug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart Isordil, isosorbidedrug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure African tea, Arabian tea, cat, kat, khat, qat, quatthe leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant Arava, leflunomidean anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin, statin druga medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase local, local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anestheticanesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body Osmitrol, mannitola diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine Demerol, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloridea synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain Mecholyl, methacholineparasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroinsynthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction Ritalin, methylphenidatecentral nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children muscle relaxanta drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions narcoleptica soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep narcotic antagonistan antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration) nux vomicaa medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant opiatea narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative opiuman addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicinea drug that is sold without a prescription oxytocic, oxytocic druga drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus camphorated tincture of opium, paregoricmedicine used to treat diarrhea patent medicinemedicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription Cuprimine, penicillaminea drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis Metrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, pentylenetetrazola drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark pharmaceutic, pharmaceuticaldrug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment Vasomax, phentolaminea virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men placeboan innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug poppera container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite) powderany of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder ethical drug, prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicinea drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist probenecida uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout aperient, cathartic, physic, purgativea purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels recreational druga narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive curative, cure, remedy, therapeutica medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain rubefacienta medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin depressant, downer, sedative, sedative druga drug that reduces excitability and calms a person Viagra, sildenafil, sildenafil citratevirility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tableta soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) soft druga drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction soothing syrupmedicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect specifica medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease spinal anaesthetic, spinal anesthetican anesthetic that is injected into the spine Carafate, sucralfatemedicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it sudatory, sudorifica medicine that causes or increases sweating suppositorya small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts Cialis, tadalafilvirility drug (trade name Cialis) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men THC, tetrahydrocannabinolpsychoactive substance present in marijuana thiazideany of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys tincture(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution baccy, tobaccoleaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion restorative, tonica medicine that strengthens and invigorates antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizera drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity tyrosine kinase inhibitora drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia Levitra, vardenafilvirility drug (trade name Levitra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men vasodilative, vasodilatora drug that causes dilation of blood vessels vermicidean agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifugea medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicanta liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent agent a substance that exerts some force or effect 2v administer a drug to They drugged the kidnapped tourist Syn|Hypo|Hyper dose anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under administer an anesthetic drug to dope, dope upgive a narcotic to o.d., overdosedose too heavily narcotise, narcotizeadminister narcotics to poisonadminister poison to etherise, etherizeanesthetize with ether cocainise, cocainizeanesthetize with cocaine chloroformanesthetize with chloroform freezeanesthetize by cold soupdope (a racehorse) intoxicatehave an intoxicating effect on, of a drug blockinterrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia medicate, medicine treat medicinally, treat with medicine 3v use recreational drugs Syn|Hypo|Hyper do drugs inject take by injection snort, take a hitinhale through the nose base, free-baseuse (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes droptake (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth dopetake drugs to improve one's athletic performance mainlineinject into the vein poptake drugs, especially orally consume, have, ingest, take, take in serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
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