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单词 cure-all
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Definition of cure-all in English:

cure-all

nounˈkjʊərɔːlˈkjʊrɔl
  • 1A medicine or other remedy that will supposedly cure any ailment.

    it was prized as a cure-all, for there seemed to be few common ailments which did not respond to treatment with comfrey
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, this does not mean that antibiotics are a cure-all.
    • Be aware of products or treatments that are advertised as a quick and effective cure-alls for a wide range of ailments.
    • It's been a long time since I've had much faith in the sorts of drugs and herbal cure-alls that you can buy from the back pages of a magazine.
    • Shark cartilage pills are advertised as cure-alls for any number of ailments and diseases.
    • But in October when the horse fell ill, he took it to a surgeon with veterinary skills to be bled - a cure-all for every ailment at the time.
    • However, less than half a century on, the bubble looks set to burst on the golden era of cure-all medicine, with the disturbing news that the drugs designed to save mankind may instead spawn an epidemic that could destroy it.
    • In another age, he'd be selling his patent cure-all medicine from the back of a wagon.
    • How did soy get its reputation as a cure-all for modern ailments?
    • But as popular and lucrative as cure-all patent medicines were in the 1890s, they failed to generate the kind of money to which his lifestyle aspired.
    • He had quite a complex set of ideas on how it could be done, and he did dismiss the idea that a single medicine, a single elixir could be the cure-all that would achieve that.
    • The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required truth in labeling, applied to established pharmaceutical firms as well as to manufacturers of patent medicines and cure-all panaceas.
    • Chamomile tea has been seen as a medicinal cure-all for centuries, but only now have UK researchers found evidence that the herbal tea has real benefits in a wide range of health ailments from the common cold to menstrual cramps.
    • Historically, whey was considered a cure-all used to heal ailments ranging from gastrointestinal complaints to joint and ligament problems.
    • Some marketers are promoting coral calcium as a cure-all for many chronic and serious conditions.
    • Education, supposedly the cure-all for prejudice, tends to lead individuals into more segregated life circumstances, as it is also often accompanied by higher income and more occupational prestige.
    • Of course they spoke of their brew as if it were a medicinal cure-all when in reality they produced highly refined and greatly prized moonshine.
    • Once deciphered, the scrolls were found to contain the ancient Egyptian equivalent of a medical manual, complete with herbal remedies and cure-alls.
    • Rejecting any and all such criticism is, in the world of medicine, similar to proposing a new cure-all drug that has no side-effects, but failing to produce any evidence that it worked.
    • It is supposed to be a cure-all herb that was created almost half a century ago.
    • It is legendary in its use as a magical cure-all and has been used as food or a remedy since time immemorial.
    Synonyms
    panacea, universal cure, cure for all ills, universal remedy, sovereign remedy, heal-all, nostrum, elixir, wonder drug, perfect solution, magic formula, magic bullet
    1. 1.1 A solution to any problem.
      unfortunately, the new output circuitry is not a cure-all
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's not a panacea, a cure-all for farm financial ills, or a guarantee of profit.
      • There'll never be a cure-all solution for this part of it, as you never know what's going to break, but I guess all I can say is that people will be trying their hardest to avoid the crunch.
      • It is very easy to understand how someone may have taken, for want of a better word, a punt on a new product, in the belief that it is a magic bullet - a cure-all - and something from which he or she will make a considerable profit.
      • Privatisation has become a social echinacea, a mysterious healing serum being touted as a cure-all for everything from Medicare to education.
      • When it comes to wireless, no one solution is a cure-all - it all depends on your business.
      • He is not against raising the people's standard of living, but he insists that economic solutions are not a cure-all, and that moral factors also need to be taken into account.
      • And he has advanced what he has come to know as palliatives and cure-alls to the many ills that have wrought havoc to our present education system.
      • In health care today, technology often has been labeled as a cure-all for what ails health care facilities.
      • Of course, technology is not a cure-all solution as innovations that create economic growth simultaneously destroy specific jobs as new technologies replace older ones.
      • His move from outside linebacker was supposed to be a cure-all, allowing him to line up in a three-point stance and rush quarterbacks.
      Synonyms
      panacea, universal cure, cure for all ills, universal remedy, sovereign remedy, heal-all, nostrum, elixir, wonder drug, perfect solution, magic formula, magic bullet
 
 

Definition of cure-all in US English:

cure-all

nounˈkyo͝orôlˈkjʊrɔl
  • 1A medicine or other remedy that will supposedly cure any ailment.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's been a long time since I've had much faith in the sorts of drugs and herbal cure-alls that you can buy from the back pages of a magazine.
    • Shark cartilage pills are advertised as cure-alls for any number of ailments and diseases.
    • However, this does not mean that antibiotics are a cure-all.
    • The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required truth in labeling, applied to established pharmaceutical firms as well as to manufacturers of patent medicines and cure-all panaceas.
    • Education, supposedly the cure-all for prejudice, tends to lead individuals into more segregated life circumstances, as it is also often accompanied by higher income and more occupational prestige.
    • However, less than half a century on, the bubble looks set to burst on the golden era of cure-all medicine, with the disturbing news that the drugs designed to save mankind may instead spawn an epidemic that could destroy it.
    • Of course they spoke of their brew as if it were a medicinal cure-all when in reality they produced highly refined and greatly prized moonshine.
    • Rejecting any and all such criticism is, in the world of medicine, similar to proposing a new cure-all drug that has no side-effects, but failing to produce any evidence that it worked.
    • Chamomile tea has been seen as a medicinal cure-all for centuries, but only now have UK researchers found evidence that the herbal tea has real benefits in a wide range of health ailments from the common cold to menstrual cramps.
    • Some marketers are promoting coral calcium as a cure-all for many chronic and serious conditions.
    • Be aware of products or treatments that are advertised as a quick and effective cure-alls for a wide range of ailments.
    • Once deciphered, the scrolls were found to contain the ancient Egyptian equivalent of a medical manual, complete with herbal remedies and cure-alls.
    • But in October when the horse fell ill, he took it to a surgeon with veterinary skills to be bled - a cure-all for every ailment at the time.
    • How did soy get its reputation as a cure-all for modern ailments?
    • It is legendary in its use as a magical cure-all and has been used as food or a remedy since time immemorial.
    • It is supposed to be a cure-all herb that was created almost half a century ago.
    • In another age, he'd be selling his patent cure-all medicine from the back of a wagon.
    • But as popular and lucrative as cure-all patent medicines were in the 1890s, they failed to generate the kind of money to which his lifestyle aspired.
    • He had quite a complex set of ideas on how it could be done, and he did dismiss the idea that a single medicine, a single elixir could be the cure-all that would achieve that.
    • Historically, whey was considered a cure-all used to heal ailments ranging from gastrointestinal complaints to joint and ligament problems.
    Synonyms
    panacea, universal cure, cure for all ills, universal remedy, sovereign remedy, heal-all, nostrum, elixir, wonder drug, perfect solution, magic formula, magic bullet
    1. 1.1 A solution to any problem.
      unfortunately, the new output circuitry is not a cure-all
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of course, technology is not a cure-all solution as innovations that create economic growth simultaneously destroy specific jobs as new technologies replace older ones.
      • And he has advanced what he has come to know as palliatives and cure-alls to the many ills that have wrought havoc to our present education system.
      • His move from outside linebacker was supposed to be a cure-all, allowing him to line up in a three-point stance and rush quarterbacks.
      • In health care today, technology often has been labeled as a cure-all for what ails health care facilities.
      • It's not a panacea, a cure-all for farm financial ills, or a guarantee of profit.
      • He is not against raising the people's standard of living, but he insists that economic solutions are not a cure-all, and that moral factors also need to be taken into account.
      • Privatisation has become a social echinacea, a mysterious healing serum being touted as a cure-all for everything from Medicare to education.
      • When it comes to wireless, no one solution is a cure-all - it all depends on your business.
      • It is very easy to understand how someone may have taken, for want of a better word, a punt on a new product, in the belief that it is a magic bullet - a cure-all - and something from which he or she will make a considerable profit.
      • There'll never be a cure-all solution for this part of it, as you never know what's going to break, but I guess all I can say is that people will be trying their hardest to avoid the crunch.
      Synonyms
      panacea, universal cure, cure for all ills, universal remedy, sovereign remedy, heal-all, nostrum, elixir, wonder drug, perfect solution, magic formula, magic bullet
 
 
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