ther·a·py
noun/ˈθerəpi/
/ˈθerəpi/
(plural therapies)
治疗;疗法 - He is receiving therapy for cancer.
他正在接受癌症治疗。 - Most leukaemia patients undergo some sort of drug therapy (= treatment using drugs).
大多数白血病患者都会接受某种药物治疗。 - alternative/complementary therapies (= treatments that do not use traditional drugs)
替代/补充疗法 - new cancer therapies
新的癌症疗法 - They recommend exercise therapy for patients with chronic back pain.
他们建议对慢性背痛患者进行运动疗法。
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming illsee also chemotherapy, gene therapy, hormone replacement therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physiotherapy, radiotherapy, speech therapyTopics Healthcareb2, Jobsb2- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alternative
- complementary
- occupational
- …
- course
- need
- require
- seek
- …
- group
- session
- a form of therapy
- He is receiving therapy for cancer.
- (also psychotherapy)[uncountable] the treatment of problems with somebody's mental health by talking with them
通过与某人交谈来治疗其心理健康问题 - in therapy She's in therapy.
她在接受心理治疗。 - I went into therapy because my doctor suggested it.
我开始接受治疗,因为我的医生建议我这样做。 - the use of hypnosis as a form of therapy
使用催眠术作为一种治疗方法 - a therapy group/session
心理治疗小组/时间
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alternative
- complementary
- occupational
- …
- course
- need
- require
- seek
- …
- group
- session
- a form of therapy
- in therapy She's in therapy.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia ‘healing’, from therapeuein ‘minister to, treat medically’.