roofie
noun [ C ] slang uk/ˈruː.fi/ us/ˈruː.fi/
(意图迷奸,用来使受害者无法反抗的药物,尤指氟硝西泮)被下的药
an amount of a drug, especially Rohypnol, that is given to someone secretly and illegally, usually in a drink, in order to make them unconscious or unable to function normally so that they can be raped (= made to have sex against their wishes) or otherwise harmed
They warned the girls that a rapist may try to put a “roofie” in their drink. 他们警告女孩们,强奸犯可能会企图在她们的饮料中“下药”。
We are doing all we can to promote roofie awareness.
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- Rohypnol is hypnotic compound known on the street as the "date-rape drug", or more colloquially as a "roofie".
- Giving someone a roofie would be considered evidence of “purposeful” conduct, which is why the law in most states includes that under the definition of rape.
roofie
verb [ T ] slang uk/ˈruː.fi/ us/ˈruː.fi/
(通过使用药物,尤指氟硝西泮使受害者无法反抗,意图迷奸)下药
to secretly and illegally give someone a drug, especially Rohypnol, usually in a drink, in order to make them unconscious or unable to function normally so that they can be raped (= made to have sex against their wishes) or otherwise harmed
A woman who believes she was roofied at a local bar went public with her story. 一名妇女认为她在当地的一个酒吧里被人下药,并公开了她的故事。
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- Signs of being roofied include extreme tiredness and even amnesia, meaning the person who is attacked will not remember what happened.
- The girls keep their hands over their drinks to avoid getting roofied.
- The most obvious signs of being roofied are almost exactly the same as the symptoms of being drunk.