Narcotic
[nɑː'kɒtɪk] or [nɑr'kɑtɪk]
解释:
(noun.) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction.
(adj.) inducing mental lethargy; 'a narcotic speech' .
(adj.) inducing stupor or narcosis; 'narcotic drugs' .
(adj.) of or relating to or designating narcotics; 'narcotic addicts'; 'narcotic stupor' .
编辑:卢克--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
(n.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.
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同义词及近义词:
a. Stupefying, stupefactive.
希勒尔录入
解释:
adj. having power to produce torpor sleep or deadness.—n. a medicine producing sleep or stupor.—n. Narcō′sis the stupefying effect of a narcotic.—adv. Narcot′ically.—n. Nar′cotine one of the organic bases or alkaloids occurring in opium.—v.t. Nar′cotise.—n. Nar′cotism the influence of narcotics or the effects produced by their use.
古斯塔夫校对
例句:
- And long on the bright steps stood Gruff and Glum, looking after the pretty bride, with a narcotic consciousness of having dreamed a dream. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I see her now looking up into my face, and entreating me to prevent them from smothering her, and to be sure and give her a strong narcotic. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Moreover, the respite allowed by a narcotic is exceedingly brief, and a depression which is long and deep inevitably follows. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The drought which Reuben administered was of a sedative and narcotic quality, and secured the patient sound and undisturbed slumbers. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- If I had wanted to use anything save narcotic medicines that were poisons in themselves, I would not have administered any of those. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- Such quick cures almost invariably contain one or more narcotic drugs, and not only do not relieve the cold permanently, but occasion subsequent disorders. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Only those who know of the suffering endured in former times can fully appreciate the decrease in pain brought about by the proper use of narcotics. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- In the hands of the physician, narcotics are a great blessing. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Even lozenges and pastilles are not free from fraud, but have a goodly proportion of narcotics, containing in some cases chloroform, morphine, and ether. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Hunger may be partially allayed by sleep or by the use of narcotics, tobacco and alcohol, all of which tend to diminish the disintegration of tissues. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- What if the effect of the drug should gradually fail, as all narcotics were said to fail? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- What is true of opium is equally applicable to other narcotics. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Substances of the latter class are known as narcotics and stimulants. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Sooner or later, these pleasure-seekers begin to feel tired and worn, and some of them turn to drugs and narcotics for artificial strength. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Many of our soft drinks contain narcotics. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
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