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dope

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Drug culture
dope1 /dəʊp $ doʊp/ noun informal  1 [uncountable]MDD a drug that is not legal, especially marijuana 毒品〔尤指大麻〕 Jeff used to smoke dope all the time. 杰夫以前经常抽大麻。2 [countable] spokenSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT a stupid person 蠢人,傻瓜 SYN idiot What a dope! 真是个傻瓜!3. dope test informal a test given to people or animals taking part in a sport, to see if they have taken or have been given a drug to improve their performance 药物检测〔对参赛运动员或动物所做的检测,以确定其是否服用过违禁药物〕4 the dope (on somebody/something) informal INFORMATIONnew information about someone or something, especially information that not many people know (有关某人/某事的)内幕消息 What’s the dope on the new guy? 有什么关于这个新来的家伙的内部消息?
Examples from the Corpus
dopeI'm sorry I was such a dope last night.He emphasised that there would be dope control after the race and warned us not to take any chances.The 1st be the day for dope man.Corso is no dope, and he spins a fascinating yarn.Clinton, for all his mental meanderings, is no dope and has figured all this out.I was getting through by starting to smoke dope and take acid.I used to smoke dope all the time.Patients who expect to hear the straight dope, and get the best care, from their physicians.Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up, even without the dope.That was the trouble for him with dope.Oh you dope, you bought the wrong one.Pam, you dope!smoke dopeIf he knows some one smokes dope, he will go off them.They met for lunch in Washington Park, smoked dope with her newspaper friends, were invited together to late night parties.I was getting through by starting to smoke dope and take acid.Our Jack wanted to smoke dope, but couldn't get Rizlas big enough to fit Tyrone.
Related topics: Drug culture
dope2 verb [transitive]  1 MDMDD (also dope somebody up) to give a person or an animal a drug, often in their food or drink, to make them unconscious 服用麻醉剂 The girl had been doped and kidnapped. 那女孩被麻醉后遭到绑架。2. MDDto give an animal a drug that makes it perform better in a race 给〔动物〕服用违禁药物〔以提高比赛成绩〕3 be doped (up) British English to be unable to think or behave normally, because of the effects of drugs or alcohol 〔因药物或酒的影响〕感到昏昏沉沉,觉得迷迷糊糊be doped (up) on She was doped up on drink and drugs most of the time. 她大部分时候都因为酗酒和吸毒而昏昏沉沉的。
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Examples from the Corpus
dopeI thought you had this place doped out.Or off to Suffolk Downs in time to dope the daily double.They dope the elephants in order to tag them.You want your audience doped up to the eyeballs in feelgood factor.Kerr-McGee charged she was doped up with Quaaludes.
dope3 adjective American English informal  very good 极好的 a dope album 一张很棒的歌曲专辑
Examples from the Corpus
dopeIf we got to be friends, that'd be dope.
Origin dope1 (1800-1900) Dutch doop sauce
not drug is that legal, a Corpus


dope
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dope1 /dəʊp $ doʊp/ noun informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Dutch
 Origin: doop 'sauce'
1. [uncountable] a drug that is not legal, especially marijuana:
    Jeff used to smoke dope all the time.
2. [countable] spoken a stupid person
   SYN  idiot:
    What a dope!
3. dope test a test given to people or animals taking part in a sport, to see if they have taken or have been given a drug to improve their performance
4. the dope (on somebody/something) new information about someone or something, especially information that not many people know:
    What’s the dope on the new guy?

II
dope2 verb [transitive usually passive]
1. (also dope somebody up) to give a person or an animal a drug, often in their food or drink, to make them unconscious:
    The girl had been doped and kidnapped.
2. to give an animal a drug that makes it perform better in a race
3. be doped (up) British English to be unable to think or behave normally, because of the effects of drugs or alcohol
    be doped (up) on
    She was doped up on drink and drugs most of the time.

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dope3 adjective American English informal
very good:
    a dope album


dopeBrE /dəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /doʊp/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) a drug that is taken illegally for pleasure, especially cannabis or, in the US, heroin 麻醉剂,毒品(尤指大麻,在美国尤指海洛因) [uncountable] a drug that is taken by a person or given to an animal to affect their performance in a race or sport 兴奋剂The athlete failed a dope test (= a medical test showed that he had taken such drugs). 这个运动员未能通过药检。🔊🔊 [countable] (informal) a stupid person 笨蛋;呆子;蠢货 SYN idiot [uncountable] the ~ (on sb/sth) (informal) information on sb/sth, especially details that are not generally known 内幕消息;情报Give me the dope on the new boss. 把新上司的底细告诉我吧。🔊🔊
dopeBrE /dəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /doʊp/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dope BrE /dəʊp/ 🔊 NAmE /doʊp/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dopes BrE /dəʊps/ 🔊 NAmE /doʊps/ 🔊past simple doped BrE /dəʊpt/ 🔊 NAmE /doʊpt/ 🔊past participle doped BrE /dəʊpt/ 🔊 NAmE /doʊpt/ 🔊 -ing form doping BrE /ˈdəʊpɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdoʊpɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to give a drug to a person or an animal in order to affect their performance in a race or sport 给…用兴奋剂~ sb/sth to give sb a drug, often in their food or drink, in order to make them unconscious; to put a drug in food, etc. 给…服麻醉剂;在(食物、饮料)中掺麻醉剂Thieves doped a guard dog and stole $10 000 worth of goods. 盗贼将看门狗麻醉后偷走了价值 1 万美元的东西。🔊🔊The wine was doped. 这酒掺有麻醉药。🔊🔊 [usually passive] ~ sb (up) (informal) if sb is doped or doped up, they cannot think clearly or act normally because they are under the influence of drugs 给…用麻醉药;使昏昏沉沉;使药力发作