Narcotic
[nɑː'kɒtɪk] or [nɑr'kɑtɪk]
解釋/意思:
(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' .
編輯:卢克--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
整理:莫顿
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Stupefying, stupefactive.
希勒尔錄入
解釋/意思:
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.
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例句/造句/用法:
- And long on the bright steps stood Gruff and Glum, looking after the pretty bride, with a narcotic consciousness of having dreamed a dream. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- 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. 雪麗.
- 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. 科學通論.
- The drought which Reuben administered was of a sedative and narcotic quality, and secured the patient sound and undisturbed slumbers. 沃爾特·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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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. 科學通論.
- In the hands of the physician, narcotics are a great blessing. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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. 神奇的知識之書.
- What if the effect of the drug should gradually fail, as all narcotics were said to fail? 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- What is true of opium is equally applicable to other narcotics. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Substances of the latter class are known as narcotics and stimulants. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- 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. 科學通論.
- Many of our soft drinks contain narcotics. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
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