anaesthetic
noun /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
(US English anesthetic)
[uncountable, countable]- a drug that makes a person or an animal unable to feel anything, especially pain, either in the whole body or in a part of the body
麻醉药;麻醉剂 - under anaesthetic How long will I be under anaesthetic?
我会处于麻醉状态多长时间? - They gave him a general anaesthetic (= one that makes you become unconscious).
他们对他施行了全身麻醉。 - (a) local anaesthetic (= one that affects only a part of the body)
局部麻醉 - We forget what life must have been like without anaesthetics and painkillers.
我们忘记了没有麻醉剂和止痛药的生活会是什么样子。
Wordfinder- amputate
- anaesthetic
- graft
- operation
- procedure
- scalpel
- scrubs
- stitch
- surgery
- transplant
Wordfinder- anaesthetic
- cavity
- check-up
- crown
- dentist
- dentures
- drill
- extract
- filling
- hygienist
Topics Social issuesc1- It would have to be done under anaesthetic.
这个只能在麻醉的情况下做。 - The anaesthetic began to take effect.
麻醉药开始起作用了。 - They had to operate without anaesthetic.
他们不得不在没有麻醉的情况下做手术。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- general
- local
- administer
- give somebody
- inject
- …
- take effect
- work
- wear off
- …
- under (an/the) anaesthetic
- without (an/the) anaesthetic
词源mid 19th cent.: from Greek anaisthētos ‘insensible’, related to anaisthēsia, (from an- ‘without’ + aisthēsis ‘sensation’) + -ic. - under anaesthetic How long will I be under anaesthetic?