drug

drug /drʌɡ/ I. n. ［c］1.药，药物: The doctor prescribed a new drug for his patient. 医生给病人开了一种新药。 The drug acts upon the nerves. 这种药对神经有影响。 2.麻醉药品，毒品 (pl.): go on drugs 吸毒；habit-forming drugs 容易上瘾的药/毒品；ban the drug取缔毒品 ‖II. vt. (drugged, drugging) 放进有害药物，上麻药：be drugged against pain 服麻醉药止痛；a cup of drugged coffee 一杯下了麻药的咖啡；to drug a patient before an operation 手术前把病人麻醉

［辨析］drug尤为通用，可指用于治病的各种药物，用pl.时，表示用药过度。medicine主要是指内服药，还能指有助于健康的其它物质与行为，如：Sunshine and rest are good medicine for recovery.