drug
n
1 substance used as or in a medicine 药物; 药剂; 药材
a pain-killing drug 止痛药
The doctor has put me on drugs, ie prescribed them for me. 医生给我开了药.
2 substance that affects the nervous system, esp one that is habit-forming, eg cocaine or heroin 影响神经系统的(尤指成瘾性的)物质(如古柯硷或海洛因); 麻醉药; 毒品
take/use/be on drugs 吸毒 * peddle/push drugs 贩毒.
3 (idm 习语) a drug on the `market thing that cannot be sold because no one wants it 滞销品; 滞销货. drug, v (-gg-) [Tn]
1 add a drug(2) to (food or drink) (在食物或饮料中)投放麻醉药, 下麻醉药.
2 give a drug(1, 2) to (sb), esp to make him unconscious 给某人使用麻醉药
in a drugged stupor 被药麻醉而不省人事.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.