| 单词 | opium |
| 释义 | opium /oh"pee euhm/, n. 1. the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses. 2. anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the mind or emotions. [1350-1400; ME < L < Gk ópion poppy juice, equiv. to op(ós) sap, juice + -ion dim. suffix] |
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