knockout drug; Mickey Finn
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a drug used in classical fiction and opera to render a person unconscious; knockout drug; Mickey Finn
literaryOriginally refers to an anesthetic used in wuxia novels and traditional opera to incapacitate someone by mixing it into food or drink. The term is now often used metaphorically or in historical contexts.
Jiāng江
hú湖
láng郎
zhōng中
mài卖
gěi给
tā他
yī一
bāo包
méng蒙
hàn汗
yào药
。
The traveling doctor sold him a packet of knockout powder.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
，
méng蒙
hàn汗
yào药
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
bǎng绑
jià架
xíng行
rén人
。
In novels, knockout drugs are often used to kidnap travelers.
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Zhè这
jiǔ酒
lǐ里
bèi被
rén人
xià下
le了
méng蒙
hàn汗
yào药
。
Someone put a sleeping drug in this wine.
Tā他
yòng用
méng蒙
hàn汗
yào药
mí迷
dǎo倒
le了
kān看
shǒu守
。
He used a knockout drug to incapacitate the guard.