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。