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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary doc·tor
ETYMOLOGY Middle English doctour teacher, doctor, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin doctor, from Latin, teacher, from docēre to teach — more at docile DATE 14th century 1. a. an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church — called also doctor of the church b. a learned or authoritative teacher c. a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD) conferred by a university d. a person awarded an honorary doctorate (as an LLD or Litt D) by a college or university 2. a. a person skilled or specializing in healing arts; especially : one (as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian) who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practice b. medicine man 3. a. material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect b. a blade (as of metal) for spreading a coating or scraping a surface 4. a person who restores, repairs, or fine-tunes things
verb DATE 1712 transitive verb 1. a. to give medical treatment to b. to restore to good condition : repair doctor an old clock 2. a. to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment doctored the play to suit the audience the drink was doctored b. to alter deceptively accused of doctoring the election returns a doctored photo intransitive verb 1. to practice medicine 2. dialect : to take medicine English Etymology doctor c.1300, "Church father," from O.Fr . doctour, from M.L. doctor"religious teacher, adviser, scholar," from L. doctor "teacher," from doct- stem of docere "to show, teach," originally "make to appear right," causative of decere "be seemly, fitting" (see decent). Meaning of "holder of highest degree in university" is first found late 14c.; as is that of "medical professional," though this was not common till late 16c. Verb sense of "alter, disguise, falsify" is first recorded 1774. Related: Doctored; doctoring.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ doctor doc·tor / 5dCktE(r); NAmE 5dB:k- / noun(abbr. Dr) 1. a person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people who are ill / sick or injured 医生；大夫: You'd better see a doctor about that cough. 你最好找医生治治你的咳嗽。 Doctor Staples (= as a title / form of address) 斯特普尔斯医生 2. the doctor's a place where a doctor sees patients 诊所: an appointment at the doctor's 诊所的预约门诊 3. a person who has received the highest university degree 博士: a Doctor of Philosophy / Law 哲学/法学博士 Doctor Franks (= as a title / form of address) 弗兰克斯博士 4. (especially NAmE) used as a title or form of address for a dentist (作头衔或称呼)牙医 IDIOMS ▪ just what the doctor 'ordered (humorous) exactly what sb wants or needs 正是所需之物verb[VN] 1. to change sth in order to trick sb 篡改；伪造 SYN falsify :
He was accused of doctoring the figures. 他被指控篡改数字。 2. to add sth harmful to food or drink 将有害物掺入(食物或饮料)中: The wine had been doctored. 这葡萄酒里掺入了有害物质。 3. (informal) to remove part of the sex organs of an animal 阉割(动物) SYN neuter
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English doctor noun ADJ. excellent, good | qualified | experienced | family, local Who is your family doctor? | hospital, school | NHS | private VERB + DOCTOR register with You should register with a doctor as soon as possible. | call, fetch, get, send for We called the doctor immediately. (For more verbs see note.) • Note at DOCTOR Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: TREAT 4 2 Synonyms: MEND 2, do up, fix, overhaul, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, repair, revamp 3 Synonyms: ADULTERATE , debase, dope (up), load, sophisticate, weightn. Function: noun Synonyms: PHYSICIAN , ||croaker, doc, MD, medical, mediciner, medico, ||sawbonesWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged doc·tor I. \ˈdäktə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English doctour, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French doctour, docteur, from Medieval Latin doctor, from Latin, teacher, from doctus (past participle of docēre to teach) + -or — more at docile 1. a. : a religious scholar who is eminent in theological learning and personal holiness and usually an expounder and defender of established doctrine < Christ disputed with the doctors > < St. Jerome was one of the great doctors of the church > b. archaic : a person competent by reason of skill and knowledge to teach or expound authoritatively a subject or field of knowledge; broadly : a person who teaches or expounds something — used with of c. : a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD) conferred by a university usually by spending several years in advanced study of a specialized field, by writing an acceptable dissertation, and by passing numerous rigorous examinations d. : a person awarded an honorary doctorate (as an LLD or LittD) by a college or university 2. : one skilled or specializing in healing arts: a. : a practitioner of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine b. : a person who has completed a course of study in one of these fields and been duly licensed to practice his profession c. : physician — distinguished from surgeon d. : a medicine man in a primitive culture; broadly : any practitioner (as a rainmaker or shaman) of mysterious or magic arts in such a culture 3. archaic slang : a loaded die 4. : a recurrent cool breeze; especially : a tropical sea breeze 5. : material added to produce a desired effect: a. : something added to food or drink to improve its apparent quality (as acid to certain candies) b. : doctor solution 6. : a mechanical contrivance or attachment for remedying a difficulty especially when makeshift and used in an emergency: as a. or doctor blade : a blade (as of metal, wood, or plastic) for spreading a coating (as of glue on layers of material being laminated) or for scraping a surface (as for removing ink from the nonprinting part of an intaglio printing surface or lint from a textile printing roll) b. : a small engine for providing water for a boiler system : donkey engine c. : a tool used for electroplating surfaces that cannot conveniently be placed in a bath d. : a soldering tool e. : a knife for scraping up and incorporating rubber dough in a mixing machine 7. a. slang : a ship or camp cook b. : a person who puts things in or restores things to order: as (1) : a repairer of broken or disordered items, especially of mechanical apparatus or systems — used often with a qualifying attributive < a first-rate loom doctor > (2) : play doctor c. : a person in charge (as of a situation) : one responsible for decisions to be made — used chiefly in the phrase you're the doctor 8. : any of several brightly colored artificial flies used by anglers II. verb (doctored ; doctored ; doctoring \-t(ə)riŋ\ ; doctors) transitive verb 1. a. : to confer a doctorate upon : make (someone) a doctor b. : to address or refer to as “Doctor” < a false humility that made him doctor all his associates > 2. a. : to treat (a patient or ailment) as a physician : apply remedies to < faithfully doctored her old mother > < doctored his boil > b. : to restore to good condition : mend , repair < he tinkered with the old clock until he finally doctored its strike > 3. a. : to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment < doctored the play by tightening its whole structure and abridging the last act > b. : to conceal the real state or actual quality of by deceptive alteration (as with chemicals) < doctoring poor wine to get a better price > < hoping to doctor the election returns > — often used with up < you'll have to doctor up your plans if you hope to fool anybody > intransitive verb 1. : to practice medicine < my grandfather doctored in the backwoods country for over 50 years > 2. dialect : to take medicine or medical treatment < doctoring for the asthma > < she doctored with my nephew all that winter > III. transitive verb : castrate : spay < have your pet cat doctored > |
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