drug
noun
verb
drʌɡ noun
1 an illegal substance such as MARIJUANA or COCAINE , which some people take in order to feel happy, relaxed, or excited 毒品
2 a medicine, or a substance for making medicines 药物,药材
a drug used in the treatment of cancer
用于治疗癌症的一种药物
[+ for ]
new drugs for AIDS-related conditions
治疗艾滋病相关病症的新药
Drugs prescribed (=ordered for people) by doctors can be extremely hazardous if used in the wrong way
医生开的处方药如果用错是非常危险的。
The big drug companies make huge profits.
大型制药公司利润丰厚。
3 a substance that people doing a sport sometimes take illegally to improve their performance 运动禁药
She was banned from the Olympics after failing a drug test (=a test that shows if you have taken drugs) .
她药检未能过关,被禁止参加奥运会。
performance-enhancing drugs
4 a substance such as tobacco, coffee, or alcohol, that makes you want more and more of it 成瘾性物质〔如烟草、咖啡、酒〕 usually singular 一般用单数
5
be (like) a drug
if an activity is like a drug, you enjoy it so much that you want to do it more and more 〔某项活动〕使人上瘾,让人欲罢不能
Athletics is like a drug, it keeps dragging you back for more.
体育运动会让人上瘾,会不断地拽你回去练了又要练。
verb
6 to give a person or animal a drug, especially in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep, or to make them perform well in a race 使服用麻醉药,用药麻醉; 使服用禁药
Johnson drugged and attacked four women.
约翰逊用药麻醉并侵犯了四名妇女。
There was no evidence that the horse had been drugged.
没有证据表明这匹马服过禁药。
7 to put drugs in someone’s food or drink in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep 在〔食物或饮料〕中下麻醉药,投放麻药于;
The wine had been drugged.
这酒里被放了麻药。
8
be drugged up to the eyeballs
to have taken a lot of illegal drugs, or to have been given a lot of medicine [尤英] 已吸食大量毒品; 已服用大量药品; 被〔医生〕用大量麻醉药麻醉 especially BrE
She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.
尽管用了大量的麻药,她仍然觉得痛。