overdose

英 ['əʊvədəʊs] 美 ['ovɚdos]
  • vt. 配药过量;使过分沉溺
  • n. 药量过多(等于overdosage)
  • vi. 服药过量;过分沉溺

助记提示


1、over- "too much, above normal" + dose.

中文词源


overdose 剂量过大

over-,超过,过度,dose,剂量。

英文词源


overdose (n.)
1700, "an excessive dose," from over- + dose (n.).
overdose (v.)
1727, "to administer medicine in too large a dose" (transitive); from 1968 as "to take an overdose of drugs;" see over- + dose (v.). Related: Overdosed; overdosing.

双语例句


1. In 1970, guitarist Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose.
1970年,吉他手吉米·亨德里克斯因服药过量而死亡。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Each year, one in 100 girls aged 15-19 takes an overdose.
每年,每100名15至19岁的少女中就有1位嗑药过量。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Medical opinion varies on how many tablets it takes to overdose.
医生对于服用多少药片算作过量意见不一。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Quick! John! It's Carmela. I think she's taken an overdose.
快来!约翰!卡梅拉出事了,我想她用药过量了。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He took an overdose and was in the hospital for weeks.
他用药过量,在医院住了好几个星期.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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