Vocabulary

narcotics

麻薬(まやく)

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Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
A drug (such as opium or morphine) that dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces sleep.  Narcotics are typically addictive.

感覚(かんかく)を鈍(にぶ)らせ、痛(いた)みを和(やわ)らげ、睡眠(すいみん)を誘発(ゆうはつ)する薬(くすり)(アヘンやモルヒネなど)。麻薬(まやく)は通常(つうじょう)中毒(ちゅうどく)性(せい)があります。

Examples

  1. The police arrested a man who was selling narcotics in our neighborhood.