overdose

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  • Verb:
    dose too heavily

单词词源

overdose (n.)
1700, "an excessive dose," from over- + dose (n.).
overdose (v.)
1727, "to administer medicine in too large a dose" (transitive); from 1968 as "to take an overdose of drugs;" see over- + dose (v.). Related: Overdosed; overdosing.

双语例句

1. Ledger died of a prescription drug overdose last month .
2. And of course , an overdose can kill you .
3. She died of a suspected overdose at 27 .
4. Police said murray gave jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol .
5. In some cases , greatly exceeding the recommended dosage can result in an overdose .

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