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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。
麻醉药；镇静剂
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麻醉药；镇静剂
a drug that causes numbness or stupor, often used to reduce pain or for pleasure, and can lead to addiction
He was arrested for taking narcotics.
他因吸食麻醉药而被捕。
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.
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
任何具有麻木或镇静作用的药物。
Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
The doctor gave me a mild narcotic to reduce the pain after my surgery.
医生给了我一剂温和的麻醉药，减轻手术后的疼痛。
Narcotics should only be used under a doctor's supervision.
麻醉药只能在医生的指导下使用。
The nurse locked the narcotic in a secure cabinet before leaving the ward.
护士离开病房前把麻醉药锁在了一个安全的柜子里。
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/become addicted to 后接名词或动名词，表示“对……上瘾”。
After the accident, she became addicted to narcotics.
事故发生后，她对麻醉药上了瘾。
narcotic 作形容词时置于名词前，意为“麻醉的；催眠的”。
The doctor prescribed a narcotic painkiller.
医生开了一种麻醉性止痛药。
Not this
He was caught with narcotic in his car.
Use this
He was caught with a narcotic in his car.
narcotic 作名词时可数，指“一种麻醉药”，单数前必须加冠词 a；不能说 with narcotic，因为英语不允许把可数名词单数当不可数名词使用。
Not this
The narcotic officer questioned him.
Use this
The narcotics officer questioned him.
narcotic 作形容词时表示“麻醉的、催眠的”，不能修饰“缉毒警察”；表示处理毒品案件的警察时，要用复数名词 narcotics 作定语，习惯说法是 narcotics officer。
Not this
The dentist used a narcotic before pulling my tooth.
Use this
The dentist used an anesthetic before pulling my tooth.
中文的“麻醉药”范围较宽，但英语里 narcotic 特指有成瘾性的麻醉药品（常被滥用或止痛），牙科局部麻醉剂应用 anesthetic；这是母语迁移造成的错用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
开具麻醉药品处方
Doctors are advised to prescribe narcotics only for short-term pain relief.
医生被建议仅在短期止痛时开具麻醉药品。
我服用了麻醉药。
This line is from the 1998 hit song 'Narcotic' by the German band Liquido.
这句话出自德国乐队 Liquido 1998 年的热门歌曲《Narcotic》。
Use narcotic naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音‘那可替’：麻醉药临时‘替’你止住疼痛，让人镇静、麻木。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.