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。
drug²
/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。