"veronal" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈvɛrəˌnɑl

VER-uh-nahl

UK

ˈvɛrənəl

VER-uh-nuhl

释义

Veronal is an old brand name for barbital, a type of barbiturate drug that was once used as a sleeping pill or sedative. It is now rarely used because of its side effects and risk of addiction.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈvɛrəˌnɑl

英式英语

ˈvɛrənəl

简化发音

美式

VER-uh-nahl

英式

VER-uh-nuhl

语境中听

Veronal was used to help people sleep in the early 1900s.

Doctors do not give veronal to patients anymore.

Taking too much veronal can be dangerous.

Back in the day, veronal was a common solution for insomnia, but not anymore.