dose
noun[C]
uk/dəʊs/us/doʊs/B2
ameasuredamountof something such asmedicine:
一剂a high/lowdose大／小剂量
a doseofpenicillin一剂青霉素
Thelabelsays to take one dose threetimesaday.标签上写着每次一剂，每日三次。
20 or 30 of thesepillswould be alethaldose(= enough tokillyou).二三十粒这样的药丸就会达到致命剂量。
B2
anamountorexperienceof something, often somethingbadorunpleasant:
一些（糟糕或不愉快的事）Thegovernmentreceivedaheftydoseofbadnewsthisweek.本周政府得到了许多坏消息。
UKShe's got anastydoseofflu.她得了严重的流感。
UKslang
acaseofgonorrhoea(= adiseaseof thesexualorgans)
淋病- It isdangerousto take more than therecommendeddose of thismedicine.
- Thecorrectdose is onespoonfulthreetimesaday.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- booster
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- elixir
- enema
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug
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Idioms
in small doses
like a dose of salts
dose
verb[T]
UKuk/dəʊs/us/doʊs/to give someone ameasuredamountofmedicine:
给…开药；给…用药informalHe dosed himself(up)withvaliumtocalmhisnerves.他服了镇静药来缓解神经紧张。
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- auto-injector
- blood doping
- bolus
- dispense
- inject
- knock
- knocksomeoneout
- lethal injection
- medicated
- microdose
- microdosing
- prescribe
- putsomethingon
- reinject
- reinjection
- sedate
- sedation
- self-medicate