med·i·cine

noun

/ˈmedsn/, /ˈmedɪsn/

/ˈmedɪsn/

Idioms

[uncountable] the study and treatment of diseases and injuries医学；医疗
- advances in modern medicine现代医学的发展
- to study/practise medicine 学医；行医
- a professor of medicine医学教授
- conventional/orthodox medicine常规／正统医学
- alternative/complementary medicine替代／补充医疗
- Acupuncture has long been a part of traditional Chinese medicine.针法长期以来一直是传统中医的一部分。
- a rapidly developing field of medicine迅速发展的医学领域
- There is a greater emphasis on preventive medicine.人们更加重视预防医学。
see also alternative medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, complementary medicine, defensive medicine, family medicine, fringe medicine, internal medicine, socialized medicine, sports medicine, traditional medicine
Extra Examples
- She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.她认为私营医疗对国民保健制度构成了威胁。
- She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine.她放弃了一般医学，专攻老年医学。
- Modern medicine has not yet found a cure for the common cold.现代医学尚未找到治疗普通感冒的方法。
- They are qualified in traditional Chinese medicine.他们拥有中医资格。
- She went on to practise medicine after completing her studies.完成学业后，她开始行医。
- Which branch of medicine are you going to train in?你要接受哪个医学分支的培训？
- Western medicine became widespread during the Soviet period.西医在苏联时期得到广泛传播。
Topics Healthcarea2, Scientific researcha2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- modern
- traditional
- folk
- …
verb + medicine
- train in
- qualify in
- practise/practice
- …
phrases
- a branch of medicine
[uncountable, countable] a substance that you take in order to cure an illness, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow药；药物；（尤指）药水
- Did you take your medicine?你吃过药了吗？
- Your doctor can prescribe medicine to ease your symptoms.医生可以开些药来减轻你的症状。
- She gave me a dose of cough medicine.她给了我一剂咳嗽药。
- Chinese herbal medicines中草药
- medicine for a chest infection治疗胸部感染的药
- It's a medicine used to combat diarrhoea.这是一种用于治疗腹泻的药物。
see also cough medicine
Wordfinder
- cure
- doctor
- examine
- medicine
- patient
- practice
- prescribe
- receptionist
- specialist
- surgeon
Wordfinder
- acute
- condition
- health
- medicine
- outbreak
- pain
- recover
- relapse
- terminal
- treatment
Collocations Illnesses
IllnessesBecoming ill
- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Wordfinder
- administer
- capsule
- dispense
- dose
- ill
- inhaler
- medicine
- medication
- pharmacy
- placebo
Extra Examples
- Supplies of medicine are hard to get hold of during times of war.战争时期很难获得药品。
- Food and medicines are being airlifted to the flood-hit area.食物和药品被空运到水灾地区。
- We should not stop offering our pets veterinary medicines.我们不应该停止为我们的宠物提供兽药。
Topics Healthcarea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- powerful
- strong
- allergy
- …
… of medicine
- dose
verb + medicine
- take
- swallow
- prescribe (somebody)
- …
medicine + noun
- cabinet
- chest
- bottle
- …
preposition
- medicine for

Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’.

Idioms

the best medicine

the best way of improving a situation, especially of making you feel happier（改进状况的）最佳方法；（尤指）除去心病的良方
- Laughter is the best medicine.欢笑是一服良药。

a taste/dose of your own medicine

the same bad treatment that you have given to others自己曾给别人的苦头
- Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine.让那个恶棍得到报应吧。

单词	medicine
释义	med·i·cine noun /ˈmedsn/, /ˈmedɪsn/ /ˈmedɪsn/ Idioms [uncountable] the study and treatment of diseases and injuries医学；医疗 advances in modern medicine现代医学的发展 to study/practise medicine 学医；行医 a professor of medicine医学教授 conventional/orthodox medicine常规／正统医学 alternative/complementary medicine替代／补充医疗 Acupuncture has long been a part of traditional Chinese medicine.针法长期以来一直是传统中医的一部分。 a rapidly developing field of medicine迅速发展的医学领域 There is a greater emphasis on preventive medicine.人们更加重视预防医学。 see also alternative medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, complementary medicine, defensive medicine, family medicine, fringe medicine, internal medicine, socialized medicine, sports medicine, traditional medicine Extra Examples She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service.她认为私营医疗对国民保健制度构成了威胁。 She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine.她放弃了一般医学，专攻老年医学。 Modern medicine has not yet found a cure for the common cold.现代医学尚未找到治疗普通感冒的方法。 They are qualified in traditional Chinese medicine.他们拥有中医资格。 She went on to practise medicine after completing her studies.完成学业后，她开始行医。 Which branch of medicine are you going to train in?你要接受哪个医学分支的培训？ Western medicine became widespread during the Soviet period.西医在苏联时期得到广泛传播。 Topics Healthcarea2, Scientific researcha2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective modern traditional folk … verb + medicine train in qualify in practise/practice … phrases a branch of medicine [uncountable, countable] a substance that you take in order to cure an illness, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow药；药物；（尤指）药水 Did you take your medicine?你吃过药了吗？ Your doctor can prescribe medicine to ease your symptoms.医生可以开些药来减轻你的症状。 She gave me a dose of cough medicine.她给了我一剂咳嗽药。 Chinese herbal medicines中草药 medicine for a chest infection治疗胸部感染的药 It's a medicine used to combat diarrhoea.这是一种用于治疗腹泻的药物。 see also cough medicine Wordfinder cure doctor examine medicine patient practice prescribe receptionist specialist surgeon Wordfinder acute condition health medicine outbreak pain recover relapse terminal treatment Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis have a heart attack/a stroke provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction block/burst/rupture a blood vessel damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon Being ill feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism Treatments examine a patient diagnose a condition/disease/disorder be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease Wordfinder administer capsule dispense dose ill inhaler medicine medication pharmacy placebo Extra Examples Supplies of medicine are hard to get hold of during times of war.战争时期很难获得药品。 Food and medicines are being airlifted to the flood-hit area.食物和药品被空运到水灾地区。 We should not stop offering our pets veterinary medicines.我们不应该停止为我们的宠物提供兽药。 Topics Healthcarea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective powerful strong allergy … … of medicine dose verb + medicine take swallow prescribe (somebody) … medicine + noun cabinet chest bottle … preposition medicine for Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’. Idioms the best medicine the best way of improving a situation, especially of making you feel happier（改进状况的）最佳方法；（尤指）除去心病的良方 Laughter is the best medicine.欢笑是一服良药。 a taste/dose of your own medicine the same bad treatment that you have given to others自己曾给别人的苦头 Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine.让那个恶棍得到报应吧。
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