Word · Frequency #26074
Fully loadedopiate
鸦片制剂；镇静剂
a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- 1.
A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
从鸦片中提取或与鸦片相关的药物、激素或其他物质。
- 2.
Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
使感官迟钝并产生虚假不现实满足感的事物。
从鸦片中提取或与鸦片相关的药物、激素或其他物质。；使感官迟钝并产生虚假不现实满足感的事物。；鸦片制剂；镇静剂
In use
The doctor prescribed a mild opiate to help with the patient's severe pain.
He was worried that taking an opiate every day might lead to addiction.
Some opiates are only available with a prescription.
an opiate
作可数名词，指含鸦片或其衍生物的麻醉药品；可与不定冠词连用。
She was given an opiate to reduce the severe pain.
她服用了一种鸦片制剂来缓解剧痛。
opiate + noun
作形容词时置于名词前，表示“含有鸦片的”或“有催眠作用的”。
Opiate drugs can be highly addictive.
含鸦片的药物可能极易上瘾。
opiate + sb
作及物动词，后接宾语，意为“给……用麻醉药物”或“使……镇静”。
Connections
Collocations
- opiate addiction
- 鸦片制剂成瘾
- His opiate addiction ruined his health.他的鸦片制剂成瘾毁掉了健康。
- opiate withdrawal
- 鸦片制剂戒断反应
- Opiate withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable.鸦片制剂戒断反应可能极其难受。
- opiate receptors
- 鸦片受体
- Opioid drugs act on opiate receptors in the brain.阿片类药物作用于大脑中的鸦片受体。
- opiate painkillers
- 鸦片类止痛药
- She was given opiate painkillers after the operation.手术后给她用了鸦片类止痛药。
- opiate epidemic
- 鸦片制剂泛滥
- The opiate epidemic has devastated many families.鸦片制剂泛滥毁掉了许多家庭。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
开头的 opi 像 opium（鸦片），鸦片制剂让人麻醉镇静。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical reports、pharmacology texts、drug policy discussions 该词作名词时通常用于医学、药理学或法律等正式语境，属于较正式的用词；日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都包含 -iate 或 -ate 拼写，但都不是 opiate 的押韵词。opiate 重音在首音节，按给定读音结尾近 /piət/ 或 /piːt/；appropriate、associate、immediate 虽也以 -iate 结尾，但重音在第二音节，结尾读 /iət/；delicate、intimate、private 的 -ate 读 /ət/ 或 /ɪt/。拼写相似，读音不同，注意不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.