单词 | dope |
释义 | dope /dohp/, n. , v. , doped, doping. n. 1. any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface. 2. an absorbent material used to absorb and hold a liquid, as in the manufacture of dynamite. 3. Aeron. a. any of various varnishlike products for coating a fabric, as of airplane wings, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc. b. a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage. 4. Slang. a. any narcotic or narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction. b. any illicit drug. 5. Slang. a narcotic preparation given surreptitiously to a horse to improve or retard its performance in a race. 6. Slang. information, data, or news: What's the latest dope on the strike? 7. Informal. a stupid or unresponsive person. 8. Southern U.S. (chiefly South Atlantic States) soda pop, esp. cola-flavored. 9. North Central U.S. (chiefly Ohio). syrup used as a topping for ice cream. v.t. 10. Slang. to affect with dope or drugs. 11. to apply or treat with dope. 12. Electronics. to add or treat (a pure semiconductor) with a dopant. v.i. 13. Slang. to take drugs. 14. dope out, Slang. a. to figure out; calculate; devise: to dope out a plan. b. to deduce or infer from available information: to dope out a solution to a problem. [1840-50, 1885-90 for def. 4, 1900-05 for def. 6; < D doop (dial.) sauce, deriv. of dopen to DIP] Regional Variation. 8. See soda pop. |
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