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单词 Valium
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Definition of Valium in English:

Valium

noun ˈvalɪəmˈvæliəm
mass nountrademark
  • A tranquillizing muscle-relaxant drug used chiefly to relieve anxiety.

    Also called diazepam
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I knew that she kept her Valium in a bottle in the bag.
    • Drugs used to relieve anxiety, such as Valium, may lessen your interest in sex.
    • A Yorkshire Labour MP will today spearhead a new alert over the dangers of Valium and other benzodiazepine tranquillisers.
    • His mother, Laura, had overdosed on Valium, the drug her doctors had prescribed for her bouts of depression.
    • Lavender has sedative effects comparable to drugs such as Valium.

Origin

1960s: of unknown origin.

Definition of Valium in US English:

Valium

nounˈvæliəmˈvalēəm
trademark
  • A tranquilizing muscle-relaxant drug used chiefly to relieve anxiety.

    Also called diazepam
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A Yorkshire Labour MP will today spearhead a new alert over the dangers of Valium and other benzodiazepine tranquillisers.
    • I knew that she kept her Valium in a bottle in the bag.
    • Lavender has sedative effects comparable to drugs such as Valium.
    • Drugs used to relieve anxiety, such as Valium, may lessen your interest in sex.
    • His mother, Laura, had overdosed on Valium, the drug her doctors had prescribed for her bouts of depression.

Origin

1960s: of unknown origin.

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