dope
/dəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /dəʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdōp/ (ame, mw) · /doʊp/ (ame, ipa)
dope — 名詞
- dopesingular
- dopesplural
1. marijuana or another illegal drug that people use to get high or feel pleasure.
大麻；毒品
供人吸食取樂的非法藥物
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.
校警在 Hugo 的車裡一個麥片盒內找到藏起來的毒品。
find dope hidden in + container
Sana warned her brother that selling dope online would ruin his life.
Sana 警告弟弟，在網路上賣毒品會毀了他的人生。
sell dope online
The film shows two teenagers wasting their summer money on dope.
那部電影拍出兩個青少年把暑假的零用錢都花在大麻上。
After the raid, officers weighed the dope on a metal kitchen scale.
突襲後，警員在金屬廚房秤上秤那批毒品。
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.
笨蛋
愚蠢又少根筋的人
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.
只有笨蛋才會沒先找零就離開那家店。
only a dope would + verb
Elena felt like a dope after waving at the wrong tour bus.
Elena 朝錯的觀光巴士揮手後，覺得自己像個笨蛋。
feel like a dope
Don't be a dope and post your passport number on social media.
別像笨蛋一樣把護照號碼貼到社群媒體上。
The coach called himself a dope for forgetting the team's hotel key.
那位教練因為忘了球隊的飯店鑰匙，罵自己是笨蛋。
- 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.
內幕
外人通常不知道的消息
information about someone or something that other people do not usually know.
Chiara got the dope on the new manager before the interview started.
面試開始前，Chiara 已經拿到那位新經理的內幕消息。
get the dope on + person
Ask the drummer for the dope on which clubs still pay in cash.
去問那位鼓手哪些店還收現金的內幕消息。
the dope on + topic
By noon, reporters had no dope on why the bridge suddenly closed.
到中午時，記者對那座橋為何突然關閉仍沒有任何內幕消息。
My cousin in Taipei always has the dope on cheap late-night noodle spots.
我住在台北的表哥總能打聽到便宜宵夜麵店的內幕消息。
- 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.
可樂
美國南部口語的可樂汽水
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.
在加油站時，店員問我要可樂還是甜茶。
a dope or sweet tea
Grandpa still calls every cola a dope when he grills burgers outside.
爺爺在外面烤漢堡時，仍會把每一種可樂都叫成 dope。
call every cola a dope
The diner served fried catfish with fries and an icy dope.
那家餐館把炸鯰魚、薯條和一杯冰可樂一起端上來。
When Chiara moved to Alabama, she learned that dope could mean soda.
Chiara 搬到阿拉巴馬後，才知道 dope 也可能是指汽水。
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 — 動詞
- 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
用禁藥
為影響賽場表現而用藥
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.
官員在登山賽段開始前抓到兩名車手服用禁藥。
be caught doping before + event
The trainer doped the greyhound before the regional final.
那名訓練員在區域決賽前對那隻賽犬用了禁藥。
dope + animal before + race
Rumors spread that several lifters had doped during the national trials.
傳言說有幾名舉重選手在全國選拔賽期間用過禁藥。
Investigators proved that the stable had doped three horses that spring.
調查人員證明，那座馬廄那年春天曾對三匹馬使用禁藥。
- 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
下藥
給人或動物用藥使其昏睡
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.
有人在 Kenji 的飲料裡下藥，Kenji 半夜前就昏倒了。
dope + drink
The vet doped the injured horse so the wound could be cleaned.
獸醫先把那匹受傷的馬下藥，好讓傷口能被清理。
dope + animal so + procedure
Burglars doped the guard dog with meat from a paper bag.
竊賊把拌了藥的肉從紙袋裡拿出來餵給看門狗。
Nurses doped the patient lightly before the painful skin procedure.
護士在那個疼痛的皮膚處置前，先替病人下了少量的鎮靜藥。
- 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 — 形容詞
- dopepositive
- dopercomparative
- dopestsuperlative
1. extremely good, exciting, or pleasing in an informal way.
超棒
很酷、非常好的
extremely good, exciting, or pleasing in an informal way.
That street mural is dope, especially under the neon lights.
那幅街頭壁畫超棒，尤其在霓虹燈下更吸睛。
be dope
Sana found a dope second-hand jacket for two hundred dollars.
Sana 用兩百美元就找到一件超棒的二手外套。
a dope + thing
The drummer played a dope solo that made the whole room shout.
那位鼓手彈了一段超棒的獨奏，讓整個房間都叫了起來。
Your idea for the food truck sounds dope to everyone here.
你那個餐車點子聽起來超棒，在場的人都很買單。
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'.