Word · Frequency #665
doctor
篡改；伪造
To change a document or piece of evidence in order to deceive people.
- 1.
To act as a medical doctor to.
作为医生行医
- 2.
To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
授予某人博士学位
- 3.
To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
通过医学或外科手术改变生物体以改变其生长或行为
- 4.
To genetically alter an extant species.
对现存物种进行基因改造
- 5.
To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
篡改或模糊,尤其是为了欺骗文件
- 6.
To adulterate, drug, or poison (drink).
掺假、下药或毒害(饮料)
（在饮料里）下药；下毒；治疗；诊治；阉割；给（动物）做绝育手术；对（物种）进行基因改造；授予……博士学位
In use
The paramedic doctored the wound on the patient's arm.
He was accused of doctoring the election results.
After years of study, she now doctors at a prestigious clinic.
Verb forms
base doctor · third person doctors · -ing doctoring · past doctored · past participle doctored
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- doctor the evidence
- 篡改证据
- The lawyer claimed the police had doctored the evidence.律师声称警方篡改了证据。
- doctor a document
- 伪造文件
- He was arrested for doctoring official documents.他因伪造官方文件而被逮捕。
- doctor the figures
- 篡改数字
- The manager doctored the figures to meet the sales target.经理篡改数字以达到销售目标。
- doctor the books
- 篡改账目
- The accountant doctored the books for years before anyone noticed.会计篡改账目多年，直到有人察觉。
- doctor a drink
- 在饮料中下药
- Someone had doctored her drink at the party.有人在聚会上给她的饮料下了药。
- doctor a photo
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：想象医生(doctor)拿手术刀修改文件或往杯里加药——动词义就是“篡改、下药”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗诊治、学位授予、伪造文件或证据、在食品或饮料中下药 该词作动词时含义较多，语气随语境变化：表示“行医、诊治”时通常较正式，常见于医疗场景；表示“篡改、伪造”或“在饮料中下药”多用于非正式或负面语境；表示“授予博士学位”则属于正式学术用语。请根据具体含义判断合适的语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
“doctor”读作 /ˈdɑktɚ/，重音在前。真正与之押韵的词是 proctor /ˈprɑktɚ/。actor、factor、tractor、sector、instructor 虽然都以 -ctor 结尾，但元音不同（/æ/、/ɛ/、/ʌ/），并不押韵。注意 doctor 中的 o 在美式英语中发 /ɑ/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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, WORDNET.