drug
noun/drʌɡ/
/drʌɡ/
- an illegal substance that some people smoke, inject, etc. for the physical and mental effects it has
毒品 - He does not smoke or take drugs.
他既不抽烟也不吸毒。 - to use/abuse drugs
吸毒；滥用药物 - (informal) I don't do drugs (= use them).
我不吸毒。 - to smuggle/supply/sell drugs
走私／供应／贩卖毒品 - He was charged with possessing drugs.
他被控持有毒品。 - illegal/illicit drugs
非法药物 - on drugs She looked like she was on drugs (= had taken drugs).
她看起来就像吸毒了（=吸毒了）。 - I found out he was on drugs (= took them regularly).
我发现他吸毒了（=经常吸毒）。 - a drug dealer/trafficker/smuggler
毒贩；毒品走私犯 - drug use/abuse
吸毒；药物滥用 - She was a drug addict.
她吸毒成瘾。 - The actor struggled with drug addiction.
这名演员为毒瘾而挣扎。
Wordfinder- abuse
- addict
- deal
- dependence
- detoxification
- drug
- hallucinate
- overdose
- rehab
- withdrawal
Culture drugsdrugsThe problem of drug abuse, the use of drugs for pleasure, is common in Britain and the US, especially among young people, but using drugs is illegal in both countries. Many teenagers try drugs before they leave school, and some of them use drugs regularly. There is also concern that younger children are being offered drugs. Drugs are much more widely available today than they were in the past and can be easily obtained on the streets, in schools, at nightclubs and elsewhere.Many different drugs are available, each known by a variety of slang names. They include amphetamines (uppers or speed), barbiturates (barbs or downers), cannabis or marijuana (dope, grass, pot or weed), cocaine (coke, crack, ice or snow), heroin (junk or smack), LSD (acid), and also benzodiazepines which are sometimes prescribed by doctors as tranquillizers. Other drugs include mescaline, methadone, morphine, amyl nitrate (poppers) and phencyclidine (angel dust or PCP). Some children experiment with solvent abuse (= breathing in the gas given off by strong glue or other chemical substances). The use of MDMA, better known as Ecstasy or E, has led to deaths that had a lot of attention in the news. More recently, new psychoactive substances, informally known as legal highs or designer drugs, have become available. These drugs contain a mixture of legal and illegal chemicals and herbs. They produce similar effects to drugs like cocaine and Ecstacy, and were sold in some shops as if they were substances for making a pleasant smell or for helping plants to grow. However, it is now illegal to produce or supply any of these substances. Many people are concerned about the problems associated with drug-taking. The main worry is that using drugs often leads to addiction (= being unable to stop using a drug), poor health, and even death. Reflecting public concern, the courts have taken a tough attitude towards drug dealers (= people who sell drugs on the street) and drug barons (= the people who supply drugs to the dealers). Addicts (= people who are unable to give up drugs) are not punished so hard but are encouraged to get medical treatment and attend rehabilitation centres.Drug-taking is blamed for a lot of crimes, as addicts sometimes steal in order to get money to buy drugs. Also, criminal organizations that sell drugs use violence to prevent others selling them. In the 1970s these problems caused the US government to begin the War on Drugs and it set up the Office of National Drug Control Policy in 1988. But not everyone supports the programme: many young people say that they can use drugs without becoming addicted. They also say that it is wrong for alcohol, also an addictive drug, to be legal, while the drugs they use are not. In 2009, President Obama announced that the administration would no longer use the term 'War on Drugs'. Instead, drug addiction should be seen as a disease that can be prevented and treated. In Britain, the government has also moved away from a strategy of frightening people, towards one involving education.There are often calls for soft drugs, the less harmful drugs such as cannabis, to be made legal, and in the US, there are now 29 states that have gone against US federal law and made the use of cannabis for medical purposes legal. Recreational use (= when it is taken for enjoyment) is legal in nine states and in Washington DC. This strategy is often resisted by those who believe that people taking soft drugs are likely to go on eventually to hard drugs, the more dangerous drugs such as heroin. People who agree with making soft drugs legal say that tougher laws do not work, and that many of the problems associated with drugs can be solved when it is legal to use them. For instance, the government can control the supply of drugs, and their quality and price. Criminal organizations are no longer involved, and that helps reduce violence. The government can put a tax on drugs, as is the case with tobacco and alcohol, and the money can be used to help pay for medical treatment for people who become addicted. But many people are worried by the increasing use of drugs and do not believe that making them legal is a solution.Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesa2- I never smoke, drink or use drugs.
我从不抽烟、喝酒或吸毒。 - The movie depicts sex, drinking and drug use.
这部电影描绘了性、饮酒和吸毒。 - There was a huge growth in the export of illicit drugs.
非法药物出口大幅增长。 - He is accused of supplying the drug that killed the teenager.
他被指控提供导致这名青少年死亡的毒品。 - It was obvious from his arm he had been injecting drugs.
从他的手臂上可以明显看出他正在注射毒品。 - It was many years since he had used cocaine or any other hard drug.
他已经很多年没有使用可卡因或任何其他硬性毒品了。 - He was the only member of the band who never got into hard drugs.
他是乐队中唯一从未吸毒的成员。 - She became a heavy drug user.
她成了一名重度吸毒者。 - He was a petty thief and drug dealer.
他是一名小偷和毒贩。 - Drug traffickers are getting across the border.
毒贩正在越过边境。 - He was murdered by a drugs cartel.
他被贩毒集团谋杀。 - a criminal with connections to the drug trade
与毒品交易有联系的罪犯 - This property was all bought with drug money.
这些财产都是用毒资买的。 - She was charged with drug offences.
她被指控犯有毒品罪。 - She died of a drug overdose.
她死于过量吸毒。 - Alcohol and drug treatment programs have been cut.
酒精和药物治疗计划已被削减。 - All athletes have to undergo regular drug testing.
所有运动员都必须定期接受药检。 - Some workplaces have introduced mandatory drug screening.
一些工作场所引入了强制药检。 - The new federal drug czar claimed the nation was winning the war on drugs.
联邦政府新任缉毒总指挥宣称国家正在赢得反毒品战争的胜利。 - a review of the drug sentencing laws to make penalties harsher
为加重处罚力度而对涉毒案件的量刑法律作的复查 - the dangers of drink and drugs
酗酒与吸毒的危害 - They committed the crime while high on drugs.
他们吸食毒品后极度亢奋犯下这一罪行。 - the latest moves in the drug war
缉毒运动的最近几次行动 - They had a liberal attitude to recreational drugs.
他们对于娱乐性毒品持一种宽容的态度。 - Drugs have been seized with a street value of two million dollars.
查获的毒品市值达 200 万美元。 - an athlete who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs
兴奋剂检测呈阳性的运动员 - She was found to be under the influence of drugs.
她被发现受到药物的影响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- illegal
- illicit
- addictive
- …
- inject
- baron
- kingpin
- lord
- …
- drink and drugs
- drugs and alcohol
- He does not smoke or take drugs.
- a substance used as a medicine or used in a medicine
药；药物 - to prescribe/administer a drug
开药；给药 - a prescription drug (= one that must be prescribed by a doctor)
处方药 - anti-inflammatory/antiviral/painkilling drugs
抗炎/抗病毒/止痛药 - a new cancer drug
抗癌新药 - a major drug company
大型制药公司 - He's taking drugs for depression.
他正在服用抗抑郁药。
Wordfinder- chemotherapy
- cure
- disease
- drug
- injection
- medication
- osteopathy
- palliative
- physiotherapy
- radiotherapy
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming illsee also designer drug- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarea2- The doctors diagnosed epilepsy and prescribed drugs.
医生诊断出癫痫症并开了药。 - His parents had to learn to administer his drugs.
他的父母必须学习如何给他服用药物。 - Patients need to inject the drug every two weeks.
患者需要每两周注射一次药物。 - The drug has been approved to treat prostate cancer.
该药物已被批准用于治疗前列腺癌。 - Prescription drug prices rose.
处方药价格上涨了。 - You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter, but it is now a prescription drug.
你以前能在柜枱买到这种药，但它现在是处方药。 - The doctor put me on a course of painkilling drugs.
医生给我开了一个疗程的止痛药。 - Some infections are now resistant to drugs.
现在有些传染病有抗药性。 - The nurses came around to give the patients their drugs.
护士们来给病人送药。 - They're hailing it as the new wonder drug.
他们把这种药誉为新的灵丹妙药。 - We want to make it possible for African companies to produce cheaper generic drugs.
我们要设法使非洲公司可以生产较为便宜的非专利药品。 - new drugs that have been developed recently
最近研制的新药 - drugs that help the growth of skin tissue
有助于皮肤组织生成的药物 - a powerful drug against tuberculosis
治疗肺结核的强效药 - Some veterinary drugs are not approved for use in food-producing animals.
一些兽药未获批准用于食用动物。 - The drug has some bad side effects.
该药有一些不良副作用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- effective
- …
- course
- dose
- be on
- take
- prescribe (somebody)
- …
- cure something
- help something
- treat something
- …
- company
- prices
- drug against
- drug for
- to prescribe/administer a drug
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French drogue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge vate, literally ‘dry vats’, referring to the contents (i.e. dry goods).