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prescribe (sb) antibiotics for sth
动词 prescribe 表示‘开药’，sb 是间接宾语（可省略）。
The doctor prescribed antibiotics for her infection.
医生为她的感染开了抗生素。
抗生素
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
抗生素
A substance that kills or stops the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, used to treat bacterial infections.
The doctor prescribed antibiotics for her infection.
医生为她的感染开了抗生素。
任何可破坏或抑制细菌及类似微生物生长的物质,通常经淋巴系统运输。
Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
一种来自霉菌或细菌的化学物质,能杀死微生物并治愈细菌感染
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
The doctor prescribed a strong antibiotic to treat the bacterial infection.
医生开了强效抗生素来治疗细菌感染。
AI contextual example
You should finish the entire course of antibiotics even if you feel better.
即使感觉好转，你也应该服完整个疗程的抗生素。
AI contextual example
Some bacteria have become resistant to common antibiotics.
一些细菌已对常见抗生素产生耐药性。
AI contextual example
when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs
抗生素刚被发现时,被称为神奇药物。
WordNet
动词 prescribe 表示‘开药’，sb 是间接宾语（可省略）。
The doctor prescribed antibiotics for her infection.
医生为她的感染开了抗生素。
take 表示‘服用’，sth 为病症。
You should take antibiotics for a bacterial infection.
你应该为细菌感染服用抗生素。
表示正在接受抗生素治疗的持续状态。
He is on antibiotics for a week.
他正在服用抗生素一周。
course 表示‘疗程’，常与 of 连用。
The patient needs a course of antibiotics.
这个病人需要一个疗程的抗生素。
Not this
I need antibiotic.
Use this
I need an antibiotic.
英语中可数名词单数前需要冠词，汉语没有这一规则，因此学习者常遗漏冠词。
Not this
The doctor prescribed me antibiotic.
Use this
The doctor prescribed me antibiotics.
当泛指一类药物或一个疗程时，常用复数形式 antibiotics。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
服用抗生素
The doctor told me to take antibiotics for a week.
医生让我服用抗生素一周。
开抗生素
The physician prescribed antibiotics for the infection.
医生为感染开了抗生素。
抗生素耐药性
Overuse of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance.
过度使用抗生素会导致抗生素耐药性。
广谱抗生素
A broad-spectrum antibiotic can treat many types of bacteria.
广谱抗生素可以治疗多种细菌。
抗生素治疗
He underwent a course of antibiotic treatment for his pneumonia.
他接受了一个疗程的抗生素治疗肺炎。
抗生素药膏
Apply an antibiotic cream to the wound to prevent infection.
在伤口上涂抗生素药膏以防感染。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将anti（抗）和biotic（生物的）联想起来，抗生素就是对抗细菌的生物药物。
通常用于医学语境，指杀灭细菌的药物；日常中也常用，但比较正式。
抗生素是可数名词，常用复数形式。
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