a cure-all for [something]
People often seek a cure-all for all their problems.
人们常常寻求一种能解决所有问题的万灵药。
万能药；万灵药
假想的万能药；炼金术士曾经追求的
a hypothetical remedy for all diseases or ills
假想的万能药；炼金术士曾经追求的
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Many ancient stories mention a cure-all capable of healing any illness.
许多古代故事提到一种能治愈任何疾病的万灵药。
用法提示：cure-all在此句中为单数名词，指能治愈所有疾病的假想药物。
Scientists warn that no single drug can act as a cure-all for every sickness.
科学家警告说，没有一种单一药物可以成为治疗所有疾病的万灵药。
用法提示：cure-all用作名词，表示针对所有疾病的万能药，此处作介词as的宾语。
In the past, dishonest merchants sold fake cure-alls to poor families.
过去，不诚实的商人向贫困家庭出售假的万灵药。
用法提示：cure-alls是cure-all的复数形式，在此句中指多种假万灵药。
People often seek a cure-all for all their problems.
人们常常寻求一种能解决所有问题的万灵药。
Don't consider this drug a cure-all for every illness.
不要把这种药视为治百病的万灵药。
Education is no cure-all for poverty.
教育并非解决贫困的万灵药。
grammar · medium
易错句子This medicine can cure-all all diseases.
正确表达This medicine is a cure-all for all diseases.
"cure-all" 是名词，不能直接作动词使用。应改为 "is a cure-all"，或用动词短语 "cure all diseases"。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need cure-all.
正确表达I need a cure-all.
"cure-all" 是可数名词单数，需要不定冠词 "a"。
panacea和cure-all都是指包治百病的灵药，但panacea常用于比喻，指解决所有问题的万能方法，而cure-all更具体指传说中的万能药。
cure指针对特定疾病的治疗方法，而cure-all则指能治愈所有疾病的万能药。
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