anesthetic (US) noun
or British anaesthetic /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ plural anesthetics
or British anaesthetic /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ plural anesthetics
Learner's definition of ANESTHETIC
[count] medical
: a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in part or all of the body麻醉剂 -
The doctor gave him the stitches without an anesthetic.医生在病人没有麻醉的情况下给他缝了几针。
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The surgery required a general anesthetic. [=a drug that makes a person unconscious and unable to feel pain]这个手术需要全身麻醉。
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a local anesthetic [=a drug that makes a part of the body unable to feel pain]局部麻醉剂
— anesthetic
(US) or British anaesthetic adjective