nar·cot·ic
noun/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/
/nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/
- (formal) a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way. Heroin and cocaine are narcotics.
致幻毒品；麻醉品 - a narcotics agent (= a police officer investigating the illegal trade in drugs)
缉毒警察
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc2- He has been arrested for trading in narcotics.
他已经因贩卖毒品而被捕。 - Narcotics trafficking represents 30 to 50 per cent of organized crime's take.
在有组织犯罪活动的涉案赃款中，贩毒所占的比重是三到五成。 - The main reason people abuse illegal narcotics is so they may ‘escape’ from their harsh, cruel reality.
人们滥用非法麻醉品的主要原因是为了“逃避”严酷、残酷的现实。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mild
- powerful
- addictive
- …
- use
- agent
- detective
- officer
- …
- a narcotics agent (= a police officer investigating the illegal trade in drugs)
- (medical) a substance that relaxes you, reduces pain or makes you sleep
麻醉性镇痛药；麻醉药；镇静剂 - a mild narcotic
药性温和的镇静剂
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mild
- powerful
- addictive
- …
- use
- agent
- detective
- officer
- …
- a mild narcotic
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’.