| 单词 | medicine |
| 释义 | medicinemedicine /ˈmɛdəsən/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1medicine [countable, uncountable] a substance used for treating illness: Medicines should be kept out of children’s reach. Have you been taking your medicine?THESAURUSpill/tablet/capsule – a small hard piece of medicine that you swallow: Take two pills in the morning and two at night.eye/ear drops – liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear: The doctor gave me eye drops to help with my allergies.drug – a medicine, or a substance for making medicines: The researchers are testing a new drug for treating breast cancer.medication – medicine that a person takes over a period of time for a particular illness. Medication sounds more formal than medicine: He’s on medication for his heart.remedy – a medicine or treatment for an illness or pain that is not very serious: Lemon and honey in hot water is a good remedy for a sore throat.dosage – the amount of medicine that you should take: The usual dosage is 200 to 400 mg.prescription – a type of medicine that a doctor says you should take, or the piece of paper on which a doctor writes this down: The doctor wrote her a prescription for antibiotics.pharmaceutical formal – a medicine or drug: There are effective pharmaceuticals for mental illnesses.2[uncountable] medicine the treatment and study of illnesses and injuries: She studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University. People are living longer and healthier lives as a result of modern medicine.3the best medicine the best way of making you feel better when you are sad: Laughter is the best medicine.4give somebody a taste/dose of his or her own medicine to treat someone as badly as he or she has treated you: Just ignore him, Judy. That’ll give him a taste of his own medicine.5take your medicine to accept a bad situation or a punishment that you deserve, without complaining → see also alternative medicine, strong medicine at strong (30)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesmodern medicine (=medicine based on science) Thanks to modern medicine, these babies will survive.conventional/mainstream medicine (=ordinary modern medicine) Conventional medicine is not able to help with some mental illnesses.Western medicine (=conventional medicine in Western countries) Many people turn to herbal remedies after Western medicine has failed.traditional/folk medicine (=medical treatments that were used in the past) The plant was used in traditional medicine for the treatment of stomach problems. Researchers are looking at plants that are commonly used in folk medicine.alternative/complementary medicine (=medical treatments that are not part of modern medicine) Various types of alternative medicine, particularly acupuncture, can give pain relief.herbal medicine (=medical treatments that use herbs) In ancient China, herbal medicine was often used with acupuncture.holistic medicine (=medical treatment of a whole person, not just a particular illness) One principle of holistic medicine is that each person is unique.Chinese medicine (=medical treatments that are traditional in China) Many different herbs are used in traditional Chinese medicine.preventive medicine (=medicine that is designed to prevent disease from happening) Good nutrition and preventive medicine can help us avoid getting sick.geriatric/veterinary/tropical etc. medicine (=medical study relating to specific groups or types of illness) Advances have been made in veterinary medicine so that our pets are living longer healthier lives.internal medicine (=medicine in which doctors treat illnesses that do not need operations) Dr. Smith has been practicing internal medicine since 1990.sports medicine (=medicine for people who do sports) The doctor specializes in chronic pain and sports medicine.verbsstudy medicine She is going to study medicine at the University of Michigan.practice medicine (=work as a doctor) Dr. West has been practicing medicine for 25 years. |
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