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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarea2, Scientific researcha2- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- modern
- traditional
- folk
- …
- train in
- qualify in
- practise/practice
- …
- a branch of medicine
- advances in modern 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。
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
- 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
- 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 ExamplesTopics Healthcarea2- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- allergy
- …
- dose
- take
- swallow
- prescribe (somebody)
- …
- cabinet
- chest
- bottle
- …
- medicine for
- Did you take your medicine?
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。
- Laughter is the best medicine.
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。
- Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine.