prescribe
verb
uk/prɪˈskraɪb/us/prɪˈskraɪb/prescribeverb(GIVE MEDICINE)
C2[Toften passive]
(of adoctor) to say whatmedicaltreatmentsomeone should have:
(医生)开(药),为…开(药),嘱咐(疗法)Thedrugis often prescribedforulcers.这种药通常是开来治疗溃疡的。
[+ two objects]I've been prescribedpainkillers.医生给我开了些止痛药。
- Thedoctorprescribed somepills.
- Thedoctorprescribed somemedicineand told her to have a week'srest.
- Ihopedhe would prescribe somestrongerpainkillers.
- Is there anythingstrongeryou can prescribe?
- He wouldn't prescribe anything - justrecommendedrest.
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- auto-injector
- blood doping
- bolus
- dispense
- inject
- jab
- knock
- knocksomeoneout
- lethal injection
- medicated
- microdose
- microdosing
- putsomethingon
- reinject
- reinjection
- sedate
- sedation
- self-medicate
prescribeverb(MAKE RULE)
[T]formal
totellsomeone what they must have or do, or to make aruleof something:
规定,指定Penalties for notpayingtaxesare prescribed bylaw.法律上规定了不交税的惩罚措施。
[+ that]Thelawprescribesthatallchildrenmust go toschool.法律规定所有孩子必须上学。
[+ question word]Grammaticalrulesprescribehowwords may be used together.语法规则对单词如何搭配使用作出了规定。
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- decree
- defy
- demand
- dictate
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- mandate
- officious
- ordain
- shovesomeonearound
- stick
- stick out forsomething