词组 | drug |
释义 | drug /drʌɡ/ noun 1. a medicineadjectives/nouns + druga strong/powerful drug Morphine is a very powerful drug.a miracle/wonder drug (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease) When penicillin first appeared, it was seen as a miracle drug.a life-saving drug (=that stops people dying) People are being denied life-saving drugs because they don’t have enough money.a pain-killing drug A pain-killing drug was injected into the man’s leg.a prescription drug (=that you can only have if a doctor writes an official note for it) Not everyone can afford the cost of prescription drugs.an over-the-counter drug (=which is available without special permission from a doctor) Some over-the-counter drugs can have serious side effects.a performance-enhancing drug (=taken by a sportsperson to make them perform better) Seven of the twelve winners tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.a new drug New drugs are being developed all the time.verbstake a drug There are certain drugs you should not take when you are pregnant.give (sb) a drug They gave him all sorts of drugs.administer a drug formal (=put a drug into someone’s body) The drug is usually administered in tablet form.prescribe a drug (=a doctor writes an official note saying that someone can receive it) Doctors won’t prescribe drugs if you don’t need them.develop a drug It takes an average of 12 years to develop a new drug.test a drug also trial a drug BrE They tested the drug for five years before using it on humans.drug + nounsa drug company The big drug companies make huge profits.prepositionsa drug for sth There’s a new drug for breast cancer.a drug against sth Some drugs against the disease have strong side effects.phrasesbe on a drug (=be taking it regularly) How long have you been on this drug?put sb on a drug (=make someone take it) The doctor put me on a drug for my depression.a drug is used to treat sb/sth The drug is used to treat heart disease.the side-effects of a drug (=the bad effects it can have) One of the side effects of the drug is headaches.2. an illegal substance such as marijuana or cocainephrasesbe on drugs (=take drugs regularly) Sometimes she looks as though she’s on drugs.be addicted to drugs (=be unable to stop taking drugs) People who are addicted to drugs need help.get hooked on drugs informal (=become addicted) She got hooked on drugs, and ended up homeless.come off/get off drugs (=stop taking drugs permanently) It was years before I was able to come off drugs.be high on drugs also be under the influence of drugs formal (=be experiencing the effects of a drug) He was high on drugs when he was arrested.the war on drugs (=a long struggle by the authorities to control drugs) The war on drugs continues.drink and drugs Drink and drugs were threatening to ruin her life.verbstake/use drugs also do drugs informal When did he start taking drugs? | All my friends were doing drugs.experiment with drugs (=try taking drugs) She admitted that she had experimented with drugs.inject drugs (=use a needle to put drugs into your body) They found equipment used by heroin users for injecting drugs.deal (in) drugs (=sell drugs) He’s in jail for dealing drugs.smuggle drugs (=take drugs illegally from one country to another) She was caught trying to smuggle drugs into the country.seize drugs (=take possession of drugs) The police seized drugs worth over £1 million.drug + nounsdrug abuse (=taking illegal drugs) She is being treated for drug abuse.drug addiction (=the problem of not being able to stop taking drugs) He wrote a book about his struggle with drug addiction.a drug addict (=someone who cannot stop taking drugs) He is a former drug addict who has been in prison twice.a drug user (=someone who takes drugs) We set up a counselling service for drug users.a drug problem/habit (=the problem of being addicted to drugs) His daughter has a drug problem.a drug overdose (=taking too much of a drug at one time) She died from a drug overdose.a drug dealer/pusher (=someone who sells drugs) The city’s streets are full of drug dealers.drug trafficking/smuggling (=the crime of bringing drugs into a country) The maximum penalty for drug smuggling was 25 years in jail.a drug trafficker/smuggler (=someone involved in bringing drugs into a country) US efforts against drug traffickers are beginning to work.the drug trade The international drug trade is worth billions of dollars.a drug charge (=a legal accusation that someone is guilty of having or selling drugs) He’s awaiting trial on a drug charge.a drug offence BrE a drug offense AmE (=a crime related to having or selling drugs) He is serving 20 years for drug offences.a drug test (=a test that shows if you have taken drugs) She was banned from the Olympics after failing a drug test.adjectivesillegal drugs A lot of crime is connected to illegal drugs.hard drugs also class A drugs BrE (=strong drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc) He was in prison for dealing hard drugs.soft drugs (=less strong drugs such as marijuana) Soft drugs are legal in some countries.recreational drugs (=taken for pleasure) Ecstasy was first used in Britain as a recreational drug in the 1980s.designer drugs (=produced artificially from chemicals) Designer drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.a banned drug (=not allowed, especially in sport) The runner later admitted taking a banned drug. |
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