prescribe
verb(of a doctor 医生 to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc. 给…开（药）；让…采用（疗法）；开（处方） - prescribe something
Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety. 安定剂通常用于治疗焦躁。 - prescribe (somebody) something (for something)
He may be able to prescribe you something for that cough. 他也许能给你开一些咳嗽药。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1The drug can no longer be legally prescribed. 开这种药物不再合法。 These drugs are widely prescribed to control high blood pressure. 这些药物被广泛地用在控制高血压的处方里。 This drug is often prescribed for women with heart trouble. 这种药通常是为有心脏疾患的女性开的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- legally
- commonly
- frequently
- …
- as
- for
- to
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- prescribe something
(of a person or an organization with authority 当局 to say what should be done or how something should be done 规定；命令；指示 - prescribe something
The prescribed form must be completed and returned to this office. 必须把指定的表格填好并交回本办事处。 - prescribe that…
Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be clearly visible. 警政制度规定，警察的编号必须清晰可见。 - prescribe which, what, etc…
The syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be studied. 教学大纲明确规定了哪些是必读的书。
Extra ExamplesThe curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age. 自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置。 culturally prescribed gender roles 文化规定的性别角色
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- narrowly
- rigidly
- strictly
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- culturally prescribed
- socially prescribed
- prescribe something
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘confine within bounds’, also as a legal term meaning ‘claim by prescription’): from Latin praescribere ‘direct in writing’, from prae ‘before’ + scribere ‘write’.