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单词 prescribe
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prescribe

verb
 
/prɪˈskraɪb/
/prɪˈskraɪb/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they prescribe
/prɪˈskraɪb/
/prɪˈskraɪb/
he / she / it prescribes
/prɪˈskraɪbz/
/prɪˈskraɪbz/
past simple prescribed
/prɪˈskraɪbd/
/prɪˈskraɪbd/
past participle prescribed
/prɪˈskraɪbd/
/prɪˈskraɪbd/
-ing form prescribing
/prɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
/prɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
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  1.  
    (of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc.
    • prescribe something Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety.
    • prescribe (somebody) something (for something) He may be able to prescribe you something for that cough.
    Wordfinder
    • cure
    • doctor
    • examine
    • medicine
    • patient
    • practice
    • prescribe
    • receptionist
    • specialist
    • surgeon
    Extra Examples
    • The drug can no longer be legally prescribed.
    • These drugs are widely prescribed to control high blood pressure.
    • This drug is often prescribed for women with heart trouble.
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • legally
    • commonly
    • frequently
    preposition
    • as
    • for
    • to
    See full entry
  2. (of a person or an organization with authority) to say what should be done or how something should be done synonym stipulate
    • prescribe something The prescribed form must be completed and returned to this office.
    • prescribe that… Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be clearly visible.
    • prescribe which, what, etc… The syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be studied.
    Extra Examples
    • The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age.
    • culturally prescribed gender roles
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • narrowly
    • rigidly
    • strictly
    phrases
    • culturally prescribed
    • socially prescribed
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘confine within bounds’, also as a legal term meaning ‘claim by prescription’): from Latin praescribere ‘direct in writing’, from prae ‘before’ + scribere ‘write’.
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