英语词汇“opiate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

opiate

(oʊpiət )

Word forms: opiates

1. countable noun

An opiate is a drug that contains opium. Opiates are used to reduce pain or to help people to sleep.

One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it.

Synonyms: narcotic, drug, downer [slang], painkiller

2. countable noun

If you call something an opiate, you disapprove of it because it makes people think less or spend less time on important activities. [disapproval]

...the opiate of mass entertainment.

It was Karl Marx who said, 'Religion is the opiate of the people'.

单词	opiate
释义	opiate (oʊpiət ) Word forms: opiates 1. countable noun An opiate is a drug that contains opium. Opiates are used to reduce pain or to help people to sleep. One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it. Synonyms: narcotic, drug, downer [slang], painkiller 2. countable noun If you call something an opiate, you disapprove of it because it makes people think less or spend less time on important activities. [disapproval] ...the opiate of mass entertainment. It was Karl Marx who said, 'Religion is the opiate of the people'.
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