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（用于镇痛或安眠的）鸦片制剂 An opiate is a drug that contains opium. Opiates are used to reduce pain or to help people to sleep.
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One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it.
有一位妇女剧痛难忍，不得不服用鸦片制剂来镇痛。
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（使人忽视重要事情的）麻醉品，慰藉物 If you call something an opiate, you disapprove of it because it makes people think less or spend less time on important activities.
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...the opiate of mass entertainment...
起到麻痹作用的大众娱乐
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It was Karl Marx who said, 'Religion is the opiate of the people'.
卡尔·马克思曾说，“宗教是人民的精神鸦片。”
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1. a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
医学
- 1.阿片制剂，鸦片制剂：含鸦片或由鸦片制成的药物；也指能引起睡眠的一切药物
