1 a chemical which people use to give them pleasant or exciting feelings. It is illegal in many countries to use drugs 毒品:
He doesn't drink or take drugs.他一不喝酒,二不吸毒。She suspected her son was on drugs.她怀疑自己的儿子吸毒。hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine海洛因、可卡因等烈性毒品soft drugs软毒品(不易成瘾的毒品)
2 a chemical which is used as a medicine 药物:
drug companies制药公司Some drugs can only be obtained with a prescription from a doctor.有些药品没有医生的处方是买不到的。
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/drʌg ||; drʌg/verb
[T] (drugging;drugged)
1 to give a person or animal a chemical to make him/her/it fall asleep or unconscious 用药麻醉:
The lion was drugged before the start of the journey.狮子给麻醉了才被运走。
2 to put a drug into food or drink 往食物或饮料里搀进麻药:
I think his drink was drugged.我觉得他的饮料里放了麻药。
drug1/drʌg; drʌɡ/n [C]1 [usually plural 一般用复数] an illegal substance that people take to make them feel happy, relaxed, excited etc 毒品: take/use drugs Many teenagers admitted taking drugs at some time. 许多青少年承认曾吸食过毒品。No thanks, I don’t do drugs . 不﹐谢谢﹐我不吸毒。on drugs (=taking drugs) 吸毒 She looks as though she's on drugs. 她看上去一副吸毒的样子。soft drugs (=less strong drugs such as MARIJUANA ) 软毒品〔大麻等危害性较小的毒品〕hard drugs (=strong drugs such as COCAINE and HEROIN ) 硬性毒品〔可卡因﹑海洛因等毒性很强的毒品〕Reports say he died of a drug overdose (=he took too much of a drug). 报道称他死于吸毒过量。2 a medicine or a substance for making medicines 药品﹐药物: a new drug to treat depression 治疗抑郁症的一种新药the cost of prescription drugs (=medicines from your doctor) 处方药的费用see box at见 MEDICINE 方框
drug2v [T] drugged , drugging 1 to give someone drugs, usually to stop them feeling pain or to make them sleep 给…服药﹐对…用药〔常为止痛﹑催眠等〕2 to put a drug into someone's food or drink 加药于〔食物﹑饮料等〕: His wine had been drugged. 他的葡萄酒被人下药了。
drugdrugdrugsdruggeddruggingnoun1an illegal chemical substance that people take because it makes them feel happy or excited: He doesn't smoke or take drugs. Her daughter is on drugs (= regularly using illegal drugs). Heroin is a dangerous drug.2a chemical substance used as a medicine, that you take when you are ill to make you better: drug companies Some drugs can only be obtained with a prescription from a doctor.