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英语单词 panacea
英美音标 英 [ˌpænə'siːə] 美 [ˌpænə'siːə]
中文释义 n.万灵药;灵丹妙药
英语例句 (1) There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills.
(2) It is not a panacea, but a stimulus to the economy is correct.
(3) Actually you have not taken any panacea and the tonic.
中文例句 (1) 国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治。
(2) 它不是什么万灵药,但给经济一个刺激是正确的。
(3) 其实你没有吃过什么灵丹妙药和补品。
vocabulary简明 If someone offers you a pill that promises eternal life, don’t take the pill. It’s a panacea, a remedy that falsely claims to solve every problem ever.
vocabulary扩展 The Greek word pan means “all” (think of a panorama, a view where you can see everywhere). The Greek word for “cure” is akēs (which looks like the word “aches”). Those are the roots of panacea, a cure for all aches. But a panacea doesn’t really cure everything; it just acts like it can. Use the word to describe an unbelievable solution, like a new law that will make everyone rich, or a robot that does your homework for you.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]灵丹妙药;万能之计 If you say that something is not a panacea for a particular set of problems, you mean that it will not solve all those problems.
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  • Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems...

    加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。

  • Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.

    西方援助可能会有所帮助,但并非灵丹妙药。

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