drug
noun[C]
uk/drʌɡ/us/drʌɡ/drugnoun[C](MEDICINE)
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anynaturalorartificiallymadechemicalthat is used as amedicine:
药,药物,药品anti-cancer/fertility/pain-killing drugs抗癌/治疗不育症/止疼药
aprescriptiondrug处方药
drugtherapy药物治疗
Hetakesseveral drugs for hiscondition.为了治病他要吃好几种药。
- The new drug could be animportantstepin thefightagainstcancer.
- There aredoubtsabout theeffectivenessof the new drug intreatingthedisease.
- Forpatientswho do notrespondto drugtreatment,surgeryis apossibleoption.
- Thedoctorsgave him morepowerfuldrugs in thevainhopethat he mightrecover.
- I can give youstrongerpain-killing drugs if these aren'tstrongenough.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- booster
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- elixir
- enema
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug
drugnoun[C](ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE)
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anynaturalorartificiallymadechemicalthat is taken forpleasure, toimprovesomeone'sperformanceof anactivity, or because apersoncannotstopusing it:
毒品;兴奋剂illegaldrugs毒品
a drugaddict吸毒成瘾者
drugaddiction/abuse毒瘾/滥用毒品
Shebegantosuspectthat hersonwason/taking/doingdrugs.她开始怀疑儿子在吸毒。
She wassuspectedof being a drugdealer.她被怀疑是毒品贩子。
Hissondiedof a drugoverdose.他的儿子因吸毒过量而死亡。
anyactivitythat you cannotstopdoing:
成瘾之事Work is a drugforhim.他是个工作狂。
- Thegovernmentare tostepuptheirattempttowagewaron drugs.
- "I'marrestingyou onsuspicionofillegallypossessingdrugs, " said thepoliceofficer.
- Theathletewas given astiffpunishmentfor using drugs.
- Policefoundasmallquantityof drugs in hispossession.
- Desperatemeasuresareneededtodealwith thegrowingdrugproblem.
Drugs - general words
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- bindle
- biosimilar
- chase
- medicament
- multidrug
- non-intoxicant
- non-intoxicating
- nondrug
- peddler
- push
- shoot
- snort
- spliff
- spliff up
- substance
- substance abuse
- whacked
- wiped out
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Passionate or passing interests
Addiction
drug
verb[T]
uk/drʌɡ/us/drʌɡ/-gg-to give apersonoranimalachemicalthatcauseshim, her, or it tolosefeelingorbecomeunconscious:
用药麻醉,对…施用麻醉剂Thekillerconfessedthat he often drugged hisvictimsbefore hekilledthem.那名杀手供认在杀人之前他通常对受害者使用麻醉剂。
She washeavilydrugged toeasethepain.给她打了大量的麻醉剂来缓解疼痛。
UKinformalWevisitedher inhospitalbut she was druggedto theeyeballs(= had been given a lot of drugs)and I don'tthinksheevenknewwe were there.我们去医院看她时她已经打了大量的麻药,我想她都不知道我们去看过她。
Drugs - general words
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- bindle
- biosimilar
- chase
- medicament
- multidrug
- non-intoxicant
- non-intoxicating
- nondrug
- peddler
- push
- shoot
- snort
- spliff
- spliff up
- substance
- substance abuse
- whacked
- wiped out
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines