"overdoses" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 過量服用

Definition

“Overdoses” 是“overdose”的複數，指過量服用藥物、藥品或其他物質，可能造成嚴重傷害甚至死亡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於醫學或新聞語境，指合法或非法藥物的過量服用。複數形式表示多起案例。常見搭配有「藥物過量」等。不用於食物或飲料過量。

Examples

There were three overdoses at the hospital last night.

昨晚醫院發生了三起**過量服用**事件。

Many overdoses are caused by mixing drugs.

許多**過量服用**是由於混用藥物造成的。

Paramedics treated two overdoses today.

救護人員今天處理了兩起**過量服用**。

Sadly, opioid overdoses have increased in recent years.

令人遺憾的是，近年來鴉片類藥物的**過量服用**有所增加。

Accidental overdoses can happen even with prescription medications.

即使是處方藥，也有可能發生意外的**過量服用**。

The city is working on ways to reduce drug overdoses.

該市正在努力減少藥物**過量服用**的案例。