| 释义 |
rem·e·dy /ˈremɪdɪ/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 治疗；治疗法；药品
a folk (或 home) remedy 民间疗法(或单方)
quack remedies 江湖医生的疗法
prescribe a drastic remedy 开出峻剂药方
The best remedy for (或 against) overweight is careful dieting. 治疗肥胖的最好办法是注意节制饮食。
a good remedy for a cold (或 a good cold remedy) 治感冒的良药
a remedy against poison 解毒药
2. 〈喻〉药方，补救(办法)；纠正(办法)，矫正(办法)；消除(办法)
try a financial remedy 试行财政上的补救办法
Those flaws seem to me capable of remedy. 那些缺点我看是能够予以纠正的。
The only remedy for superstition is knowledge. 破除迷信的唯一办法是知识。
Travel is the sure remedy for grief. 旅行是排遣忧愁的万无一失的办法。
With his ship at a perilous cant, he took the desperate remedy of cutting away the mainmast. 他的船出现了危险的倾斜度，为了救险，他孤注一掷砍掉了主桅。
3. 【律】(损害的)补偿，赔偿；法律补救办法
take one's legal remedy 采取法律补救办法
4. 硬币(铸造的)公差
II vt.
1. 医治，治疗
Aspirin may remedy a headache. 阿司匹林可治头痛。
2. 补救；纠正，矫正；(以补救或矫正措施)使恢复正常
remedy a loss 补偿损失
remedy a mistake (wrong) 纠正错误(冤屈)
Technicians are busy finding and remedying faults. 技工们忙着查找并排除故障。
They hoped to remedy their lacklustre performance by a few changes in personnel. 他们希望作若干人事调动来改进毫无起色的工作表现。
We are prepared to do whatever is necessary to remedy the situation (matter). 我们准备采取一切措施来改变局面(事态)。
3. 革除，消除
remedy social ills 革除社会弊端
The government took over the railways, hoping to remedy confusion and inefficiency. 政府接管了铁路，希望杜绝混乱和效率低下的情况。
[< Ang-Fr remedie < L remedium cure < remedērī to heal again < RE- + medērī to heal; 见 MEDICAL] phr. beyond (或 past) remedy 无药可救的 The evil is past (或 beyond) remedy. 这种弊病是无药可救的。 |