| 词汇 | opium |
| 释义 | opium noun[ U ] uk /ˈəʊ.pi.əm/ us /ˈoʊ.pi.əm/ a drug made from the seeds of a poppy (= red flower) that is used to control pain or to help people sleep. It can make a person who takes it want more of it and is sometimes used by people as an illegal drug for pleasure: 鸦片 an opium addict吸鸦片成瘾者 Specific types of drug acaricide alprazolam amnesiac anaphrodisiac anti-AIDS Dexedrine digoxin dissociative E, e ecstasy gas and air heroin LSD pep pill popper roach smack tetrahydrocannabinol truth serum Xanax opium | American Dictionaryopium noun[ U ] us/ˈoʊ·pi·əm/ a drug made from poppy plants and used in medicine to control pain or help people sleep Examples of opiumopium They returned to the mainland with either memories or habits of opium and this was fundamental for the spread of smoking in the eighteenth century. Opium intensified their proletarianization, it also allowed some to take not only their own but also their family's life into their own hands. By the end of the nineteenth century, then, nation-wide prohibition of opium consumption and distribution was not yet established. This was a historical transformation because opium had always been cultivated and used as a medicine. One of their profitable new items of trade was opium, another link between the far west and the new southern barbarians. Most "soothing tonics" for babies and children were laced with alcohol, opium, or some combination of the two. And, what role did opium play in their communal, commercial and political lives? She thought it also necessary to secure the import of raw opium, because she only produced it in small amounts for scientific and experimental purposes. If the price were too low, supplies too ample and shops too frequent, there would be increased consumption of opium. Opium gave women a unique means of survival; thousands made a living for themselves while thousands more supported their families by this means. Nevertheless, for most physicians in general practice opium-based medications remained a standby. Opium would be passed between her intertwining fingers and exhaled slowly as a cloud. Opium was, however, almost certainly the main item of trade for both macroregions, though the trade does not appear in the statistics. First, there were several scientific advances involving opium early in the century, dramatically altering the drug's status in medical practice. Under these circumstances nearly all consumed the proffered substance even though they might not ordinarily take opium. See all examples of opium These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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