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Opiate N Count Pain People 英[ˈəʊpiət 美[ˈoʊpiət Adj.含鸦片的;催眠的;N.鸦片制剂(通常用于镇痛或催眠);缓和,减轻 用于镇痛或安眠的)鸦片制剂

单词 opiate
音标
英[ˈəʊpiət] 美[ˈoʊpiət]
解释
adj.含鸦片的;催眠的;n.鸦片制剂(通常用于镇痛或催眠);缓和,减轻;
例句

N-COUNT
(用于镇痛或安眠的)鸦片制剂
An opiate is a drug that contains opium. Opiates are used to reduce pain or to help people to sleep.
例:One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it.有一位妇女剧痛难忍,不得不服用鸦片制剂来镇痛。

N-COUNT
(使人忽视重要事情的)麻醉品,慰藉物
If you call something an opiate, you disapprove of it because it makes people think less or spend less time on important activities.
例:...the opiate of mass entertainment...起到麻痹作用的大众娱乐
例:It was Karl Marx who said, 'Religion is the opiate of the people'.卡尔·马克思曾说,“宗教是人民的精神鸦片。”
变形
pl:opiates~

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