dope
/dəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /dəʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdōp/ (ame, mw) · /doʊp/ (ame, ipa)
dope — noun
- dopesingular
- dopesplural
1. marijuana or another illegal drug that people use to get high or feel pleasure.
marijuana or another illegal drug that people use to get high or feel pleasure.
Campus police found dope hidden inside a cereal box in Hugo's car.
find dope hidden in + container
Sana warned her brother that selling dope online would ruin his life.
sell dope online
The film shows two teenagers wasting their summer money on dope.
After the raid, officers weighed the dope on a metal kitchen scale.
文法句型
buy/sell + dope
hide + dope + in/under + [place]
spend money on + dope
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and strongly informal. It often appears in contexts about buying, hiding, or using illegal drugs rather than in medical discussions.
2. a stupid or easily fooled person, especially one who says or does silly things.
a stupid or easily fooled person, especially one who says or does silly things.
Only a dope would leave the shop without checking the change first.
only a dope would + verb
Elena felt like a dope after waving at the wrong tour bus.
feel like a dope
Don't be a dope and post your passport number on social media.
The coach called himself a dope for forgetting the team's hotel key.
- genius
someone seen as extremely smart rather than foolish
文法句型
be + a dope
feel like + a dope
call yourself + a dope
用法筆記
This sense is insulting but often lighter than calling someone stupid directly. It usually criticizes one foolish action rather than a person's whole character.
3. information about someone or something that other people do not usually know.
information about someone or something that other people do not usually know.
Chiara got the dope on the new manager before the interview started.
get the dope on + person
Ask the drummer for the dope on which clubs still pay in cash.
the dope on + topic
By noon, reporters had no dope on why the bridge suddenly closed.
My cousin in Taipei always has the dope on cheap late-night noodle spots.
- inside information
more neutral and less slangy
- the scoop
journalistic slang that often suggests exciting news
- details
broader and not necessarily secret
- guesswork
acting without real information
文法句型
get the dope on + [person/thing]
have the dope on + [person/thing]
用法筆記
Most often appears in the pattern 'the dope on ...' when someone has special background details. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about information, not drugs.
4. a fizzy cola drink, especially in informal speech in the southern United States.
a fizzy cola drink, especially in informal speech in the southern United States.
At the gas station, the clerk asked whether I wanted a dope or sweet tea.
a dope or sweet tea
Grandpa still calls every cola a dope when he grills burgers outside.
call every cola a dope
The diner served fried catfish with fries and an icy dope.
When Chiara moved to Alabama, she learned that dope could mean soda.
文法句型
a dope + with + meal
call every cola + dope
用法筆記
This regional sense is old-fashioned and is mainly associated with the southern US. Distinguish from the other noun senses: here the word means a soft drink, not anything illegal or secret.
dope — verb
- dopepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dopes3rd person singular
- doping-ing form
- dopedpast simple
1. to use banned drugs yourself, or give them to a person or animal, to change how
to use banned drugs yourself, or give them to a person or animal, to change how they perform in sport.
Officials caught two riders doping before the mountain stage began.
be caught doping before + event
The trainer doped the greyhound before the regional final.
dope + animal before + race
Rumors spread that several lifters had doped during the national trials.
Investigators proved that the stable had doped three horses that spring.
- compete clean
take part without banned substances
- stay drug-free
focuses on avoiding prohibited substances
文法句型
dope + athlete/animal
dope + with + substance
be caught doping
用法筆記
Common in sports reporting and anti-doping investigations. It works both for athletes who take the substance themselves and for trainers or staff who give it to an animal or competitor.
2. to slip a drug to a person or animal, often without their knowledge, so they gro
to slip a drug to a person or animal, often without their knowledge, so they grow sleepy or pass out.
Someone doped Kenji's drink, and Kenji blacked out before midnight.
dope + drink
The vet doped the injured horse so the wound could be cleaned.
dope + animal so + procedure
Burglars doped the guard dog with meat from a paper bag.
Nurses doped the patient lightly before the painful skin procedure.
- wake up
bring someone back to full alertness
文法句型
dope + drink/food
dope + person/animal + before + procedure
dope + with + medicine
用法筆記
Often suggests making the person or animal too sleepy to react normally. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about sedation, not changing competitive performance.
dope — adjective
- dopepositive
- dopercomparative
- dopestsuperlative
1. extremely good, exciting, or pleasing in an informal way.
extremely good, exciting, or pleasing in an informal way.
That street mural is dope, especially under the neon lights.
be dope
Sana found a dope second-hand jacket for two hundred dollars.
a dope + thing
The drummer played a dope solo that made the whole room shout.
Your idea for the food truck sounds dope to everyone here.
文法句型
be + dope
sound/look + dope
用法筆記
Mostly heard in casual American English, especially when praising music, clothes, design, or ideas. It sounds much more slangy than 'excellent' or 'very good'.