Word · Frequency #8710
medications
药物；药剂
medications is the plural of medication.
a medicine or drug used to treat or prevent illness
- 1.
A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
药物；患者定期服用的所有药物
- 2.
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
药物
- 3.
The administration of medicine.
用药,给药
- 4.
the act of treating with medicines or remedies
药物治疗
用药；给药；药物治疗；药物；患者定期服用的所有药物；药物；用药,给药；药物治疗
In use
I forgot to take my medication this morning.
The doctor increased her medication to help with the pain.
Some medications should be kept in a cool, dry place.
be on medication
He has been on medication for his high blood pressure.
他一直在服用治疗高血压的药物。
take medication
Remember to take your medication after meals.
记得饭后服药。
prescribe medication
The doctor prescribed medication to relieve the pain.
Connections
Collocations
- take medication
- 服药
- You should take your medication at the same time every day.你应该每天在同一时间服药。
- prescribe medication
- 开药
- The doctor prescribed medication for his high blood pressure.医生为他的高血压开了药。
- over-the-counter medication
- 非处方药
- Many over-the-counter medications can relieve cold symptoms.许多非处方药可以缓解感冒症状。
- medication adherence
- 服药依从性
- Poor medication adherence can lead to treatment failure.服药依从性差可能导致治疗失败。
- medication regimen
- 用药方案
- Her medication regimen includes three different pills daily.她的用药方案包括每天三种不同的药片。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 medication 拆为 med（药物）和 ication（过程），即药物治疗
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical consultation、healthcare 该词多用于正式医疗场合，日常口语中更常用medicine。
Grammar Note
表示‘正在接受药物治疗’时常用短语 be on medication，其中的 medication 为不可数名词；表示‘某种药物’时可用复数 medications。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -tion: education, location, application, and communication rhyme with medication (all share /keɪʃən/). Information and situation differ in their stressed vowel sound (/meɪʃən/ and /eɪʃən/ respectively) and thus do not form perfect rhymes.
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。
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