dose

noun

/dəʊs/

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an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time（药的）一剂，一服
- a high/low/lethal dose大／小／致死剂量
- Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary.如果需要，12 小时后再服一剂。
- Take a single dose at bedtime to help you sleep.睡前服一剂，有助于睡眠。
- I always take my daily dose of vitamin C.我总是每天服用维生素C。
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- The nurse will administer the correct dose.护士会按正确的剂量给药。
- a strong dose of painkillers大剂量止痛药
- patients who receive high doses of this drug接受高剂量的这种药的病人
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adjective
- high
- large
- massive
- …
verb + dose
- get
- receive
- take
- …
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(informal) an amount of something一份；一次；一点
- A dose of flu kept me off work.一场感冒使得我上不了班。
- Workers at the nuclear plant were exposed to high doses of radiation.核电站的工作人员受到大量辐射。
- I can cope with her in small doses (= for short amounts of time).我只能跟她应付片刻。
- The film also contains a hefty dose of comedy.这部电影还包含了大量的喜剧成分。

Word Originlate Middle English: from French, via late Latin from Greek dosis ‘gift’, from didonai ‘give’.

Idioms

like a dose of salts

(British English, old-fashioned, informal) very fast and easily迅速轻易地；一下子
- He got through the housework like a dose of salts.他轻松地做完了家务。

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。

verb

/dəʊs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dose	/dəʊs/ /dəʊs/
he / she / it doses	/ˈdəʊsɪz/ /ˈdəʊsɪz/
past simple dosed	/dəʊst/ /dəʊst/
past participle dosed	/dəʊst/ /dəʊst/
-ing form dosing	/ˈdəʊsɪŋ/ /ˈdəʊsɪŋ/

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dose somebody/yourself (up) (with something) to give somebody/yourself a medicine or drug给（某人）服药
- She dosed herself up with vitamin pills.她给自己服了一些维生素片。
- He was heavily dosed with painkillers.他服用了大量止痛药。
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, via late Latin from Greek dosis ‘gift’, from didonai ‘give’.