| 单词 | doctor |
| 释义 | doctor n. & v. --n 1. a a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. b US a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon. 2. a person who holds a doctorate (Doctor of Civil Law). 3. colloq. a person who carries out repairs. 4. archaic a teacher or learned man. 5. sl. a cook on board a ship or in a camp. 6. (in full doctor-blade) Printing a blade for removing surplus ink etc. 7. an artificial fishing-fly. --v colloq. 1. a tr. treat medically. b intr. (esp. as doctoring n.) practise as a physician. 2. tr. castrate or spay. 3. tr. patch up (machinery etc.); mend. 4. tr. adulterate. 5. tr. tamper with, falsify. 6. tr. confer a degree of doctor on. Phrases and idioms Doctor of the Church any of several early Christian Fathers of the Church. Doctor of Philosophy a doctorate in any faculty except law, medicine, or sometimes theology. go for the doctor Austral. sl. 1. make an all-out effort. 2. bet all one has. what the doctor ordered colloq. something beneficial or desirable. Derivatives doctorhood n. doctorial adj. doctorly adj. doctorship n. Etymology: ME f. OF doctour f. L doctor f. docere doct- teach |
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