self-medicate

verb

/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they self-medicate	/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/
he / she / it self-medicates	/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪts/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪts/
past simple self-medicated	/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle self-medicated	/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form self-medicating	/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪŋ/

to take medicine or drugs without getting permission from a doctor or without following a doctor's instructions自我用药：未经医生许可或未遵照医生指示服用药物
- She self-medicated to relieve the pain.她自行服药以减轻疼痛。
- self-medicate for something A lot of people self-medicate for minor ailments like colds.许多人会自行治疗感冒等小病。
- self-medicate (something) (with something) She self-medicated her symptoms with herbal remedies. 她用草药治疗自己的症状。
to drink or take drugs to reduce feelings of stress or try to improve other health problems自我用药：喝酒或服用药物以减轻压力感或尝试改善其他健康问题自我用药
- self-medicate for something He spent years abusing drugs to self-medicate for depression.他花了几年时间滥用药物来自我治疗抑郁症。
- self-medicate (something) (with something) People sometimes self-medicate their mental health issues with drugs or alcohol.人们有时用药物或酒精自我治疗他们的精神健康问题。