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1 | an amount of a drug that has been measured so that you can take it 剂量 |
| +of If you are in pain, increase the dose of painkillers. 如果你感到疼痛,就加大止痛药的剂量。 |
| a small/low dose Taking a low dose of aspirin can help prevent heart attacks. 服用少量的阿斯匹林有助于预防心脏病发作。 |
| a fatal/lethal dose (=an amount that will kill you) a lethal dose of morphine 致命的剂量 |
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2 | +of an amount of a particular quality 一份;一点 |
| Marcus added a healthy dose of scepticism to the discussion. 马库斯为这次讨论增添了一些不无裨益的怀疑色彩。 |
| 2a | +ofan amount of something bad that happens to you (指糟糕的事)一次,一回 | | I’ ve just had a nasty dose of flu. 我刚得了重感冒。 | | Local people were exposed to high doses of radiation. 当地人受到大量辐射。 | |
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- | in small doses |
| in small amounts or for short periods of time |
| 少量地;短期地 |
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| I can only put up with Dave in small doses. 我只能暂时忍受戴夫一下。 |
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- | like a dose of salts BRITISH informal old-fashioned |
| very fast |
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