a drug made from the seeds of a poppy (= red flower ) and used to control pain or to help people sleep . It can make a person who takes it want more of it and is sometimes used by people to give them temporarily pleasant effects
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1. That man gave her a dose of opium. 那男人给了她一剂鸦片。 2. Opium is classed under the head of narcotic. 鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。