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单词 on a high
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on a high
a. A state of euphoria induced by the taking of an illicit drug or drugs. Also (esp. in on a high) any state of elation or high spirits. Cf. sense A. 19.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > drug-induced euphoria
rush1834
sleigh-ride1925
high1944
1944 G. B. Wallace & E. V. Cunningham Marihuana Probl. City of N.Y. ii. 37 In smoking, increasing the number of cigarettes usually increased the sensation described as ‘high’, but here also there was no uniformity in individuals or groups.
1950 N. Cassady Let. 25 Sept. (2005) 158 I spent a month..getting hi before and after each trip. During these hi's I was more amazed than usual by the whole panorama of life I saw daily.
1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie xv. 145 The high came on slow. Peyote high is something like benzedrine high.
1967 Listener 3 Aug. 130/1 It is not easy..to describe the effect of a trip on LSD or a marijuana high.
1989 Looks Dec. 102/3 I'm constantly on the phone, but meeting famous celebs keeps me on a high.
2001 FourFourTwo Aug. 61/2 One might naturally expect him to still be on a high, revelling in the joy of winning three trophies.
2013 Vanity Fair Mar. 383/1 A heroin high comes in waves, not all at once.
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