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单词 narcotic
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nar•cot•ic /nɑrˈkɑtɪk/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Drugsan addictive or nearly addictive substance that blunts the senses causing sleep or relief from pain, also capable of causing confusion, inability to think or feel, and possibly coma and death.
  2. anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence:Her narcotic was music.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of or having the power to produce narcosis:a narcotic drug.
  2. Drugsof or relating to narcotics or their use:narcotic addicts.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nar•cot•ic  (när kotik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Drugsany of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
  2. anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence:Television is a narcotic for many people.

adj. 
  1. of or having the power to produce narcosis, as a drug.
  2. pertaining to or of the nature of narcosis.
  3. Drugsof or pertaining to narcotics or their use.
  4. Drugsused by, or in the treatment of, narcotic addicts.
  • Greek narkōtikón, noun, nominal use of neuter of narkōtikós benumbing, equivalent. to narkō- (variant stem of narkoûn to benumb; see narco-) + -tikos -tic
  • Medieval Latin narcōticum
  • Middle English narcotik(e) (noun, nominal) 1350–1400
nar•coti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
narcotic /nɑːˈkɒtɪk/ n
  1. any of a group of drugs, such as heroin, morphine, and pethidine, that produce numbness and stupor. They are used medicinally to relieve pain but are sometimes also taken for their pleasant effects; prolonged use may cause addiction
  2. anything that relieves pain or induces sleep, mental numbness, etc
  3. any illegal drug
adj
  1. of, relating to, or designating narcotics
  2. of or relating to narcotics addicts or users
Etymology: 14th Century: via Medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikós, from narkoūn to render numb, from narkē numbness

narˈcotically adv
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