her·o·in
noun/ˈherəʊɪn/
/ˈherəʊɪn/
[uncountable]- a powerful illegal drug made from morphine, that some people take for pleasure and can become addicted to
海洛因 - a heroin addict
吸海洛因上瘾的人 - a fatal heroin overdose
致命的海洛因使用过量
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- cheap
- street
- …
- dose
- gram
- ounce
- …
- inject
- shoot
- smoke
- …
- possession
- overdose
- dealing
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German Heroin, from Latin heros ‘hero’ (because of its effects on the user's self-esteem). - a heroin addict