Word · Frequency #15503
narcotic
麻醉药；镇静剂
核心释义
a drug that causes numbness or stupor, often used to reduce pain or for pleasure, and can lead to addiction
- 1.
任何减轻疼痛、诱导睡眠并可能改变情绪或行为的物质或药物；在某些语境中,特别是指阿片类物质,特别是指非法药物,且常两者兼指。
Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
- 2.
一种使人麻木或昏迷的药物；常用于娱乐或止痛；过度使用可导致成瘾
a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
- 3.
任何具有麻木或镇静作用的药物。
Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
任何减轻疼痛、诱导睡眠并可能改变情绪或行为的物质或药物；在某些语境中,特别是指阿片类物质,特别是指非法药物,且常两者兼指。；一种使人麻木或昏迷的药物；常用于娱乐或止痛；过度使用可导致成瘾；任何具有麻木或镇静作用的药物。；麻醉药；镇静剂
用法In use
The doctor gave me a mild narcotic to reduce the pain after my surgery.
用法提示：narcotic 此处作名词，指用于止痛的麻醉药。
Narcotics should only be used under a doctor's supervision.
用法提示：narcotics 是名词复数，泛指麻醉药品。
The nurse locked the narcotic in a secure cabinet before leaving the ward.
用法提示：narcotic 作单数名词，指具体的一剂麻醉药品。
take/use narcotics
narcotic 作名词时指麻醉药，复数形式为 narcotics；take/use 均可表示“服用/使用”。
He was arrested for taking narcotics.
他因吸食麻醉药而被捕。
be addicted to narcotics
be/become addicted to 后接名词或动名词，表示“对……上瘾”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take narcotics
- 服用麻醉药品
- He was arrested for taking narcotics without a prescription.他因无处方服用麻醉药品而被捕。
- a powerful narcotic
- 强效麻醉药
- The doctor prescribed a powerful narcotic to relieve the patient's severe pain.医生开了一种强效麻醉药来缓解病人的剧痛。
- narcotics trafficking
- 毒品贩运
- Narcotics trafficking is a serious crime that carries heavy penalties.毒品贩运是重罪，会受到严惩。
- narcotics officer
- 缉毒警察
- The narcotics officer told residents how to recognize the signs of drug abuse.缉毒警察告诉居民如何识别吸毒的迹象。
- prescribe narcotics
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音‘那可替’：麻醉药临时‘替’你止住疼痛，让人镇静、麻木。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medicine、law enforcement、news reporting 该词多用于医学、法律或新闻报道等较为正式或专业的语境，日常口语中较少使用，常用 drug 或 painkiller 代替。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the stressed vowel /ɑ/ and the ending /tɪk/, so they rhyme with the target. Beware of lookalikes that end in -ic but sound different, e.g., 'magic' /ˈmædʒɪk/, 'topic' /ˈtɑpɪk/, and 'toxic' /ˈtɑksɪk/ — do not group them with the rhyming set.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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