meth

IPA/meθ/
KK[mˈɛθ]IPA/meθ/

meth — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

冰毒

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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.

Constanza 在學校得知她週末吸食冰毒後，丟掉了教職。

uncountable noun: 'using meth'

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

警察在 Jude 的車門裡發現了一小包冰毒。

collocation: a bag of meth

常見搭配
  • smoke meth
  • use meth
  • a bag of meth
  • a hit of meth
  • addicted to meth
  • meth addiction
  • meth lab
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.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • meth lab
  • meth addiction
  • meth user
  • meth dealer
  • meth epidemic
  • crystal meth

常用片語

  • a bag of meth
  • a hit of meth
  • smoke meth
  • use meth
  • quit meth
  • off meth

介系詞搭配

  • addicted to meth
  • high on meth
  • hooked on meth