| 词汇 | opiate |
| 释义 | opiateWord family nounopiateadjectiveopiated Drugs, medicines, Drug culture o·pi·ate /ˈəʊpiət, -eɪt $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countableC] 1. MDMDDa drug that contains opium. Opiates can be used to reduce severe pain and help people to sleep. 鸦片制剂，麻醉剂〔用于止痛和安眠〕 2 something that makes people stop thinking about the problems in their lives so that they stop trying to make their lives better – used to show disapproval 〔让人忘却生活中烦恼的〕慰藉物，(精神)麻醉剂〔含贬义〕 Hollywood movies were seen as an opiate for the people. 好莱坞影片曾被视为人们的精神鸦片。 Examples from the Corpus opiate• And opium and opiate derivatives just came along with it, y'know.• Because blood concentrations of most opiates are quite low even in overdose, screening is usually done on the urine.• Exercising on the days of symptoms will release endorphins, or natural opiates, in the body.• I had been taking opiates all night.• Alcohol is much less potent than opiates, however, because it works in an entirely different way.• Oral aspirin is difficult if the patient is nauseated and vomiting and the opiate given to relieve pain may delay gastric motility.• Its affinity for the opiate receptor means, however, that it could be addictive in the same way as morphine. (1400-1500) Medieval Latin opiatus, from Latin opium; → OPIUM |
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