Word · Frequency #7295
antibiotic
抗生素
A substance that kills or stops the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, used to treat bacterial infections.
- 1.
Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
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。
- 2.
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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
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。；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
In use
The doctor prescribed a strong antibiotic to treat the bacterial infection.
You should finish the entire course of antibiotics even if you feel better.
Some bacteria have become resistant to common antibiotics.
when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs
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。
take antibiotics for sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- take antibiotics
- 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。
- prescribe antibiotics
- 开抗生素
- The physician prescribed antibiotics for the infection.医生为感染开了抗生素。
- antibiotic resistance
- 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。
- broad-spectrum antibiotic
- 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。
- antibiotic treatment
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
抗生素是可数名词，常用复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending /ɑtɪk/ as 'antibiotic'. However, note that 'biotic', 'symbiotic', and 'probiotic' have the vowel /aɪ/ in the second syllable, while 'antibiotic' has /i/. Words like 'neurotic', 'chaotic', and 'erotic' also end in /ɑtɪk/ but differ in the preceding sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.