chase the dragon

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil. slang
  2. To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance. idiomatic

词形变化

chases the dragon present,singular,third-person chasing the dragon participle,present chased the dragon participle,past chased the dragon past

词源

Calque of Cantonese 追龍 /追龙 (zeoi¹ lung⁴), a slang phrase of Cantonese origin from Hong Kong. Chasing refers to the careful movement of the liquid in order to keep it from coalescing into a single, unmanageable mass.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary