narcotic

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nar·cot·ic1 /nɑːˈkɒtɪk $ nɑːrˈkɑː-/ noun [countable]  1  narcotics [plural] especially American EnglishMDD strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine 毒品 the narcotics trade 毒品交易narcotics agent (=a police officer who deals with the problems of narcotics) 缉毒警察2. MDa type of drug which makes you sleep and reduces pain 麻醉药，麻醉性镇痛药

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narcotic• In the past month there had been 26 cases of battery, 24 narcotics cases, 10 thefts and five assaults.• In another case this spring, a Chicago gangster was convicted after moving a narcotics ring to Rochester, Minn.• Federal legislation banning narcotics had already been enacted three years earlier and the prohibition of alcohol was only two years away.• He died from an overdose of narcotics.• I had learned that kissing was a powerful narcotic.• By 2015, bitter enmities played themselves out in gang warfare, narcotics traffic, and addiction.

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narcotic2 adjective  1  [only before noun] especially American EnglishMDD relating to illegal drugs (有关)毒品的 narcotic addiction 毒瘾2. MDa narcotic drug takes away pain or makes you sleep 麻醉(性)的

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narcotic• She was prescribed antibiotics and analgesics including pethidine, which is a narcotic drug, and given oxygen.• Anti-alcohol campaigners deliberately seek to confuse alcohol with narcotic drugs.• How ludicrous it was, she thought, to have to swallow alcohol simply because of its temporarily narcotic effect.• They were dizzied by the sheer narcotic rush of Hong Kong.• He tried to cultivate a reputation for dangerous magical power by engaging in narcotic shamanistic seances.• James Harper, defending, said Colling believed his drinks had been spiked with a narcotic substance which caused his violent behaviour.Origin narcotic1 (1300-1400) French narcotique, from Greek narkotikos, from narkoun “to make numb”, from narke “being without feeling”

nar·cot·ic1 nounnarcotic2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

heroin strong Corpus drugs illegal as or such

narcotic

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nar‧cot‧ic¹ /nɑːˈkɒtɪk $ nɑːrˈkɑː-/ noun [countable]1. narcotics [plural] especially American English strong illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine:
    the narcotics trade
    narcotics agent (=a police officer who deals with the problems of narcotics)
2. a type of drug which makes you sleep and reduces pain

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narcotic² adjective
1. [only before noun] especially American English relating to illegal drugs:
    narcotic addiction
2. a narcotic drug takes away pain or makes you sleep