drug verb ⇨poisondrug noun ⇨drug1 (take illegal drugs)⇨drug2 (prescribe drugs)drug1
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take illegal drugs吸食毒品prescribe drugs for a medical condition根據病情開藥drug ♦︎ dope ♦︎ narcotic ♦︎ stimulantThese are all words for substances, especially illegal substances, that people take and that affect the mind in some way.這些詞均表示違禁藥物、毒品。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to use drugs / dope / narcotics / stimulants◆to take drugs / narcotics / stimulants◆to abuse drugs / narcotics◆to deal drugs / dope◆a drug / dope test◆a drug / dope / narcotics dealer◆drug / narcotics trafficking / traffickers◆the drug / narcotics trade■drug [countable] a substance that some people smoke, drink, inject, etc. to give them pleasant or exciting feelings, especially an illegal substance of this kind毒品;麻醉劑◆He does not smoke or take drugs.他既不抽煙也不服用麻醉品。◆I found out Tim was on drugs(= regularly used drugs).我發現蒂姆已經吸毒成瘾。◆ (informal) I don't do drugs(= use them).我不吸毒。◆hard drugs(= very harmful drugs, such as heroin)硬毒品(毒性大)◆soft drugs(= drugs that are not considered so harmful)軟毒品(毒性較小)◆drug and alcohol abuse吸毒和酗酒◆a drug addict / dealer吸毒成瘾的人;毒販子◆Drugs have been seized with a street value of 2 million dollars.黑市價值200萬元的毒品被查獲。■dope [uncountable] (informal) a drug that is taken illegally for pleasure, especially cannabis or, in the US, heroin; a drug that is taken by a person or given to an animal to affect their performance in a race or sport麻醉劑,毒品(尤指大麻,在美國尤指海洛因);興奮劑◆He has admitted smoking dope as a teenager.他已經承認自己十幾歲時吸過大麻。◆The athlete had failed a dope test(= a medical test showed that he had taken such drugs).這個運動員未能通過藥檢。 see also dope ⇨ poisonverb■narcotic nɑːˈkɒtɪk; NAmEnɑːrˈkɑːtɪk [countable] (ratherformal) a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way, for example heroin or cocaine致幻毒品;麻醉品◆Narcotics trafficking represents 30 to 50 per cent of organized crime's take.在有組織犯罪活動的涉案贓款中,販毒所佔的比重是三到五成。◆a narcotics agent(= a police officer investigating the illegal trade in drugs)緝毒警察ⓘ Narcotic is used especially to talk about the illegal trade in drugs and attempts by the police to stop it. * narcotic尤用於毒品非法交易以及警方的緝毒行動。■stimulantˈstɪmjələnt [countable] a drug or substance that makes you feel more awake and gives you more energy興奮劑◆Coffee and tea are mild stimulants.咖啡和茶是輕度興奮劑。drug2
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take illegal drugs吸食毒品prescribe drugs for a medical condition根據病情開藥drug ♦︎ medicine ♦︎ prescription ♦︎ medication ♦︎ cure ♦︎ remedy ♦︎ placebo ♦︎ antidoteThese are all words for treatments for people who are ill.這些詞均表示藥物或治療。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a drug / medicine / a prescription / medication / a cure / a remedy / an antidote for sth◆(an) effective drug / medicine / medication / cure / remedy◆a herbal medicine / cure / remedy◆to take your medicine / your medication / a remedy / a placebo / the antidote◆to prescribe drugs / medicine / medication / a cure / a remedy◆to find a cure / a remedy / an antidote■drug [countable] a substance which is used to cure or fight an illness or its symptoms(= signs of illness)藥;藥物◆The doctor put me on a course of pain-killing drugs.醫生讓我服一個療程的止痛藥。◆Drug companies are always developing new products.藥品公司總是在開發新藥。ⓘ Do not say take drugs if you are talking about legal, medical drugs.表示吃藥不能用take drugs◆Are you taking any drugs for your headaches?◆Are you taking anything for your headaches?你吃治頭痛的藥了嗎?■medicine [uncountable, countable] a substance, especially a liquid, that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness藥;(尤指)藥水◆She gave me a dose of cough medicine.她給了我一劑咳嗽藥。◆Food and medicines are being airlifted to the flood-hit area.食物和藥品被空運到水災地區。 see also medicine ⇨ treatment■prescription prɪˈskrɪpʃn [countable] an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a pharmacist(= a person who has been trained to prepare medicines); the medicine that your doctor has ordered for you處方;藥方;處方藥◆The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.醫生給我開了抗生素。◆Antibiotics are only available on prescription.抗生素只能憑處方購買。◆The pharmacist will make up your prescription.藥劑師會按方配藥。▸prescribe
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[transitive] ◆The doctor may be able to prescribe something for that cough.醫生也許能給你開一些止咳藥。■medication ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) a medical drug; a course of medical drugs taken to treat or prevent an illness藥;藥物;服藥療程◆Are you currently taking any medication?你目前服用什麽藥嗎?◆My grandmother has been on medication for years.我祖母多年來一直在接受藥物治療。◆Many flu medications are available without a prescription.許多流感藥不用處方就可以買到。NOTE辨析 Drug, medicine or medication?Drug emphasizes what the substance is made of; it is used especially when talking about the chemicals industry that makes these substances. Medicine and medication emphasize what the substance is used for. Medicine is used especially when talking about treating illnesses in general. Medication is used especially when talking about treating a particular illness or person; it is often used to talk about the treatment of more serious medical conditions. * drug強調藥物的物質成分,尤用來談論制藥業。medicine和medication則強調這些物質的作用。medicine泛指醫藥,medication尤指治療特定疾病或個人的藥物,適用病情通常較嚴重。■cure [countable] a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness藥;藥物;療法◆Although there is no cure for this illness, it can be treated to reduce the pain.這種病尚無治愈方法,但可通過醫治減輕病痛。◆The only real cure is rest.這種病唯一確實有效的療法就是休息。 see also cure ⇨ cureverb, cure ⇨ treatmentnoun■remedy ˈremədi [countable] a medicine or treatment for an illness that is not very serious(針對小病的)藥物,療法,治療◆I prefer to use herbal remedies when I have a cold.我感冒時喜歡用草藥治療。◆The best home remedy for a sore throat is honey and lemon.治療咽喉疼痛的最佳家庭療法是蜂蜜加檸檬。■placebopləˈsiːbəʊ; NAmEpləˈsiːboʊ(pluralplacebos) [countable] a substance that has no physical effects, given to patients who do not need medicine but think they do, or used when testing new drugs(給無實際治療需要者的)安慰劑;(試驗新藥用的)無效對照劑◆Half of the people taking part in the experiment were given a placebo.參與藥物試驗者有半數所服用的是無效對照劑。■antidoteˈæntidəʊt; NAmEˈæntidoʊt [countable] a substance that controls the effect of a particular poison解毒藥;解毒劑◆There is no known antidote to the poison produced by this fish.這種魚所産生的毒尚無解藥。