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penicillin
青霉素;盘尼西林
an antibiotic obtained from Penicillium molds or made synthetically, used to treat infections
- 1.
Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
青霉素:一类窄谱抗生素,从青霉菌中提取或合成,具β-内酰胺结构,对革兰氏阳性菌有效,用于治疗各种感染和疾病。
- 2.
A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin.
产生青霉素的青霉菌属霉菌。
青霉素:一类窄谱抗生素,从青霉菌中提取或合成,具β-内酰胺结构,对革兰氏阳性菌有效,用于治疗各种感染和疾病。;产生青霉素的青霉菌属霉菌。;盘尼西林;青霉素;[化] 青霉素
In use
The doctor prescribed penicillin to treat her throat infection.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to penicillin.
Penicillin is still widely used to fight bacterial infections today.
penicillin is used to treat [disease/infection]
penicillin 表示这种药物时通常作不可数名词,谓语动词用单数。
Penicillin is used to treat bacterial infections.
青霉素用于治疗细菌感染。
take penicillin
常用动词有 take、prescribe、inject;penicillin 作不可数名词,前面不加 a/an。
You should take penicillin exactly as your doctor instructed.
你应该严格按照医生的嘱咐服用青霉素。
be allergic to penicillin
对……过敏用 be allergic to;penicillin 在这里也是不可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- take penicillin
- 服用青霉素
- The doctor told me to take penicillin for a week.医生让我服用一周的青霉素。
- a course of penicillin
- 一个疗程的青霉素
- She finished a course of penicillin to clear the infection.她完成了一个疗程的青霉素以消除感染。
- penicillin allergy
- 青霉素过敏
- Do you have a penicillin allergy?你对青霉素过敏吗?
- resistant to penicillin
- 对青霉素耐药
- Some bacteria are resistant to penicillin.有些细菌对青霉素耐药。
- discover penicillin
- 发现青霉素
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.亚历山大·弗莱明于1928年发现了青霉素。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想想'盘尼西林'这个音译,再想想培养皿里的青霉菌——penicillin 就是青霉素。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:医疗、日常交流 该词多用于医疗、药物说明以及日常谈论感染治疗时,语气较为中性;正式书面中通常写作“青霉素”,日常口语中有时沿用旧译“盘尼西林”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 penicillin 真正同韵的词有 amoxicillin 和 vanillin(重读元音及之后的 /ɪlɪn/ 相同)。Aspirin 和 insulin 拼写相似,但重音和元音不同,请勿按拼写类推读音。
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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