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the study and treatment of diseases and injuries 医学 advances in modern medicine 现代医学的发展 to study/practise medicine 学医；行医 a professor of medicine 医学教授 conventional/orthodox medicine 传统/正统医学 alternative/complementary medicine 替代/补充医学 Acupuncture has long been a part of traditional Chinese medicine. 针灸长期以来一直是中医的一部分。 a rapidly developing field of medicine 迅速发展的医学领域 There is a greater emphasis on preventive medicine. 人们更加重视预防医学。
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2She believed private medicine was a threat to the existence of the National Health Service. 她认为私营医疗对国民保健制度构成了威胁。 She gave up general medicine to specialize in geriatric medicine. 她放弃了一般医学，专攻老年医学。 Modern medicine has not yet found a cure for the common cold. 现代医学尚未找到治疗普通感冒的方法。 They are qualified in traditional Chinese medicine. 他们有中医资格。 She went on to practise medicine after completing her studies. 完成学业后，她开始行医。 Which branch of medicine are you going to train in? 你要接受哪个医学分支的培训？ Western medicine became widespread during the Soviet period. 西医在苏联时期开始普及。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- modern
- traditional
- folk
- …
- train in
- qualify in
- practise/practice
- …
- a branch of medicine
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a substance that you take in order to cure an illness, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow 药；（尤指）药水 Did you take your medicine? 你吃过药了吗？ Your doctor can prescribe medicine to ease your symptoms. 你的医生可以开药缓解你的症状。 She gave me a dose of cough medicine. 她给了我一剂咳嗽药。 Chinese herbal medicines 中国草药 It's a medicine used to combat diarrhoea. 这是一种用来治疗腹泻的药。
Collocations IllnessesIllnesses 疾病 Becoming ill 生病 - catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病 - get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛 - come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
得了感冒／流感 - contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病 - be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染 - develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状 - have a heart attack/a stroke
心脏病／中风发作 - provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
引起／产生过敏反应 - block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
使血管阻塞／破裂 - damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱
Being ill 病了 - feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
发烧 - have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧 - suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱 - be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息 - nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
调治感冒／头痛／宿醉 - battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒
Treatments 治疗 - examine a patient
给病人做检查 - diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
诊断疾病 - be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症 - prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素 - treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克 - have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗 - have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光 - cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人 - prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害 - be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗 - enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
增加对疾病的免疫力
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesa2medicine for a chest infection 治疗胸部感染的药 Supplies of medicine are hard to get hold of during times of war. 战时药品供应很难获得。 Food and medicines are being airlifted to the flood-hit area. 食物和药品被空运到水灾地区。 We should not stop offering our pets veterinary medicines. 我们不应该停止给我们的宠物提供兽药。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- allergy
- …
- dose
- take
- swallow
- prescribe (somebody)
- …
- cabinet
- chest
- bottle
- …
- medicine for
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin medicina, from medicus ‘physician’.
Idioms
the best medicine
a taste/dose of your own medicine