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单词 morphine
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Definition of morphine in English:

morphine

noun ˈmɔːfiːnˈmɔrˌfin
mass noun
  • An analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain.

    吗啡

    An alkaloid; chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₉NO₃. Compare with heroin

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was on strong painkillers and morphine for seven days and transferred to York so that he could be nearer his family.
    • For severe pain, oral morphine is the drug of choice and should never be denied to patients who need it.
    • Her only relief from pain had been provided by the constant injection of morphine.
    • Abdominal pain meant that he was taking a high dose of morphine, but his quality of life remained good.
    • To ease his pain, morphine was administered and the medic started to apply a field dressing to the neck wound.
    • The nature of some pain killing drugs, such as morphine, means prolonged use often leads to addiction.
    • Despite high doses of intravenous morphine and ketamine, the pain was unbearable.
    • I must also admit that she was doped up to the eyeballs with morphine to ease her pain.
    • The first shot of morphine had not been strong enough to dull the pain.
    • It is therefore in the same category of painkillers as morphine and codeine.
    • Dosed with morphine and visibly in pain, Edwards was able to give only a limp smile and a thumbs up.
    • Mr Johnson said that sometimes Pete was on morphine to control the pain.
    • The morphine and assortment of drugs and painkillers kept her in a dream state for quite a while.
    • He added that he spent four weeks at hospital and for the first week was on morphine to help cope with the pain.
    • Gail no longer needs morphine to control the pain and continues to enjoy a much-improved quality of life.
    • She's in quite a lot of pain but that's being controlled with morphine.
    • I was so drugged up on morphine that much of my time in the care of the Special Forces is a blur.
    • She was then on 1,200 mg of morphine a day, but was still suffering terrible pain.
    • She was semi conscious for much of this time having high doses of morphine for pain.
    • One of the doctors was hospitalised and had to be given morphine to control chronic stomach pains.
    Synonyms
    drug, narcotic, mind-altering drug, sedative, tranquillizer, depressant, sleeping pill, soporific, anaesthetic, painkiller, analgesic, anodyne

Origin

Early 19th century: from German Morphin, from the name of the Roman god Morpheus (see Morpheus).

Definition of morphine in US English:

morphine

nounˈmôrˌfēnˈmɔrˌfin
  • An analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain.

    吗啡

    An alkaloid; chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₉NO₃. Compare with heroin

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I must also admit that she was doped up to the eyeballs with morphine to ease her pain.
    • The nature of some pain killing drugs, such as morphine, means prolonged use often leads to addiction.
    • He was on strong painkillers and morphine for seven days and transferred to York so that he could be nearer his family.
    • She was semi conscious for much of this time having high doses of morphine for pain.
    • She's in quite a lot of pain but that's being controlled with morphine.
    • For severe pain, oral morphine is the drug of choice and should never be denied to patients who need it.
    • She was then on 1,200 mg of morphine a day, but was still suffering terrible pain.
    • To ease his pain, morphine was administered and the medic started to apply a field dressing to the neck wound.
    • The morphine and assortment of drugs and painkillers kept her in a dream state for quite a while.
    • Mr Johnson said that sometimes Pete was on morphine to control the pain.
    • Dosed with morphine and visibly in pain, Edwards was able to give only a limp smile and a thumbs up.
    • The first shot of morphine had not been strong enough to dull the pain.
    • Gail no longer needs morphine to control the pain and continues to enjoy a much-improved quality of life.
    • I was so drugged up on morphine that much of my time in the care of the Special Forces is a blur.
    • Her only relief from pain had been provided by the constant injection of morphine.
    • Abdominal pain meant that he was taking a high dose of morphine, but his quality of life remained good.
    • Despite high doses of intravenous morphine and ketamine, the pain was unbearable.
    • It is therefore in the same category of painkillers as morphine and codeine.
    • He added that he spent four weeks at hospital and for the first week was on morphine to help cope with the pain.
    • One of the doctors was hospitalised and had to be given morphine to control chronic stomach pains.
    Synonyms
    drug, narcotic, mind-altering drug, sedative, tranquillizer, depressant, sleeping pill, soporific, anaesthetic, painkiller, analgesic, anodyne

Origin

Early 19th century: from German Morphin, from the name of the Roman god Morpheus (see Morpheus).

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