prescribe

verb

/prɪˈskraɪb/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they prescribe	/prɪˈskraɪb/ /prɪˈskraɪb/
he / she / it prescribes	/prɪˈskraɪbz/ /prɪˈskraɪbz/
past simple prescribed	/prɪˈskraɪbd/ /prɪˈskraɪbd/
past participle prescribed	/prɪˈskraɪbd/ /prɪˈskraɪbd/
-ing form prescribing	/prɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/ /prɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

(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。
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- cure
- doctor
- examine
- medicine
- patient
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- receptionist
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- The 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。
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Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- legally
- commonly
- frequently
- …
preposition
- as
- for
- to
- …
(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 synonym stipulate
- 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。
- The 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
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- narrowly
- rigidly
- strictly
- …
phrases
- culturally prescribed
- socially prescribed

词源late 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’.