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overdose

🇬🇧 UK/'əʊvədəʊs/🇺🇸 US/'әuvәdәus/
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Definitions

n.

An excessive and dangerous amount of a drug taken at one time.

药物过量,过量服药

v.

To take or give an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug; to indulge in something excessively.

服药过量;过度沉溺于某事

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
overexcessively, above
+
dosgive
+
esuffix
=overdose

Common Collocations

  • 1.drug overdose药物过量
  • 2.fatal overdose致命的过量

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She was hospitalized after a drug overdose and needed emergency care.

  • 2.

    The coroner confirmed the cause of death was a fatal overdose.

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