heroin

/ˈherəʊɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈherəʊɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈher-ə-wən ˈhe-rə-/ (ame, mw)

heroin — noun

1. A banned drug prepared from morphine and taken for a short, intense high, often

1.名詞B2
釋義

A banned drug prepared from morphine and taken for a short, intense high, often leading to serious addiction.

例句

Police found packets of heroin under the seat during a traffic stop.

collocation: packets of heroin

After years of heroin use, Lucia entered a treatment program near Valencia.

collocation: heroin use

同義詞
  • opioid

    a broad class of drugs; heroin is one illegal opioid rather than the whole category

  • morphine

    a related opioid used in medicine; heroin is the illegal, faster-acting form made from it

  • fentanyl

    a different synthetic opioid that is much stronger and often prescribed in controlled medical settings

  • smack

    an informal slang word for heroin, common in casual speech but not in formal writing

文法句型

heroin + noun (heroin addiction, heroin overdose)

use/take + heroin

on + heroin

用法筆記

Heroin is an uncountable noun, so English normally uses it without an article. It often appears in patterns such as heroin addiction, heroin overdose, and be hooked on heroin.

常見錯誤

❌He was arrested with two heroins in his bag.
✅He was arrested with heroin in his bag.
💡heroin is uncountable, so it does not normally have a plural form.
❌The novel follows a brave heroin who saves her village.
✅The novel follows a brave heroine who saves her village.
💡heroine means a female hero; heroin is the drug.