"amphetamine" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 苯丙胺

Definition

苯丙胺是一種強效興奮劑，能提升警覺性和精力。有時用於治療注意力不足過動症和猝睡症，但也可能被濫用作娛樂性毒品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可用於醫學又可出現在非法場合。時常在談論ADHD藥物或毒品濫用時提及。為正式/學術用語，口語中可能叫“速激素”等。不要和“甲基苯丙胺（冰毒）”混淆，兩者不同，後者更強及更危險。

Examples

Doctors sometimes prescribe amphetamine to treat ADHD.

醫生有時會開**苯丙胺**治療過動症。

Amphetamine is a stimulant that affects the brain.

**苯丙胺**是一種會影響大腦的興奮劑。

Taking too much amphetamine can be dangerous.

攝取過多**苯丙胺**可能很危險。

Some athletes were caught using amphetamine to enhance their performance.

有些運動員因使用**苯丙胺**提升表現而被抓。

He became addicted to amphetamine and needed help to stop.

他對**苯丙胺**上癮，需要協助才能戒除。

After taking amphetamine, she felt wide awake for hours.

服用**苯丙胺**後，她好幾個小時都很清醒。