[N-COUNT 可数名词](药物等的)一剂,一服 A dose of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is intended to be taken at one time.
[oft N of n]
One dose of penicillin can wipe out the infection.
一剂青霉素就能消除感染。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指数量很多的)一份,一次,一点 You can refer to an amount of something as a dose of that thing, especially when you want to emphasize that there is a great deal of it.
[usu adj N of n]
[emphasis]
She was born with a healthy dose of self-confidence...
她天生就充满自信。
The West is getting a heavy dose of snow and rain today.
西部今天将迎来一场大的雨夹雪。
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[VERB 动词]给…服药 If you dose a person or animal with medicine, you give them an amount of it.
[V n with n]
[V pron-refl with n]
[V n P with n]
The doctor fixed the rib, dosed him heavily with drugs, and said he would probably get better...
医生接好了肋骨,给他服用了大剂量的药,并说他可能会有所好转。
I dosed myself with quinine.
我服用了奎宁。
Dose up means the same as dose.dose up 同 dose
I dosed him up with Valium.
我给他服了安定剂。
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dose/dəʊs; NAmEdoʊs/
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dosedosesdoseddosingnoun1an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time (药的)一剂,一服◆a high/low/lethal dose大╱小╱致死剂量◆Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary.如果需要,12 小时后再服一剂。2( informal) an amount of sth 一份;一次;一点◆A dose of flu kept me off work.一场感冒使得我上不了班。◆Workers at the nuclear plant were exposed to high doses of radiation.核电站的工作人员受到大量辐射。◆I can cope with her in small doses(= for short amounts of time).我只能跟她应付片刻。IDIOMlike a dose of ˈsalts( old-fashioned) ( BrEinformal) very fast and easily 迅速轻易地;一下子☞more at
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verbdosesb/yourself (up) (with sth) to give sb/yourself a medicine or drug 给(某人)服药◆She dosed herself up with vitamin pills.她给自己服了一些维生素片。◆He was heavily dosed with painkillers.他服用了大量止痛药。dose/dəʊs; NAmEdoʊs/
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dose1 noun
dose2 verb
dosedose1 /dəʊs $ doʊs/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1the amount of a medicine or a drug that you should takedose of Never exceed the recommended dose of painkillers.high/low dose Start with a low dose and increase it.2an amount of something that you do or experience at one time, especially something unpleasanta bad/mild dose of flu British English (=making you feel very ill or only slightly ill) Dave had a bad dose of flu.lethal/fatal dose (of something) (=an amount that kills) a lethal dose of radiation I quite like Jamie in small doses (=in limited amounts but not a lot or often).3like a dose of salts British English informal very quickly and easily: The cleaners went through the house like a dose of salts.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa high/large dose· High doses of the drug can have bad side effects.a low/small dose· Treatment should be started with a small dose.a daily dose· The study shows that a daily dose of aspirin may reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer.the recommended dose (=recommended by medical experts)· The current recommended dose is 250 mg a day.a lethal/fatal dose (=an amount that kills you)· She took a lethal dose of painkillers.a single dose· The medicine is given as a single dose.verbstake a dose of something· He had taken his usual dose of sleeping pills.give somebody a dose· A nurse came in to give me a dose of antibiotics.exceed the dose (=take more of a medicine than is recommended)· You should take care not to exceed the recommended dose of paracetamol.
dose1 noun
dose2 verb
dosedose2 verb [transitive] (also dose up)
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to give someone medicine or a drugdose somebody/yourself with something Sumi dosed herself up with aspirin and went to bed.
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