laudanum

noun

1. 鸦片酊（旧时用以镇痛、镇静及安眠）
   a drug made from opium . In the past, people used to take laudanum to reduce pain and anxiety, and to help them sleep.

1. A single store that had laudanum anywhere.
   一家商店有卖鸦片酒的。
2. To calm his mind he began to take laudanum.
   为了镇定自己的神经，他开始服鸦片酊。
3. Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
   谩骂与鞭打就好像鸦片，敏感度降低时，必须加重其药量。
4. And I smelled the laudanum on their lips.
   而且我在她们嘴里都闻到鸦片酊的味道。
5. Mrs. Shakespeare advised her to take a spoonful of laudanum for the headache.
   莎士比亚夫人建议她服用一片鸦片酊治她的头疼。

noun

1. narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient

   Synonym:    tincture of opium