meth

/meθ/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɛθ] /meθ/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈɛθ] /ˈmeth/ (ame, mw)

meth — noun

1. a powerful, addictive street drug — methamphetamine — usually smoked, snorted, o

1.名詞C1
釋義

a powerful, addictive street drug — methamphetamine — usually smoked, snorted, or injected for a long, intense high; short for methamphetamine.

例句

Constanza lost her teaching job after the school heard she was using meth on weekends.

uncountable noun: 'using meth'

The police found a small bag of meth hidden inside Jude's car door.

collocation: a bag of meth

同義詞
  • methamphetamine

    the full chemical name; neutral or clinical register

  • crystal meth

    the crystalline smokable form; even more specifically street register

  • speed

    broader slang covering amphetamines in general, not just methamphetamine

  • ice

    another street name for crystal methamphetamine, common in Australia and parts of Asia

文法句型

uncountable noun

用法筆記

Uncountable, almost always without 'a' or a plural. Strong street-drug register — only appropriate in news, harm-reduction, police, or informal speech contexts; in clinical writing, use 'methamphetamine'.

常見錯誤

❌He bought two meths from the dealer.
✅He bought two bags of meth from the dealer.
💡meth is uncountable; count it with 'a bag / gram / hit of meth'.
❌The patient was prescribed meth for her ADHD.
✅The patient was prescribed methamphetamine for her ADHD.
💡in medical writing, use the full name; 'meth' implies the illegal street drug.