prescription
noun
prɪˈskrɪpʃən
noun
1
a
piece
of
paper
on
which
a
doctor
writes
what
medicine
a
sick
person
should
have,
so
that
they
can
get
it
from
a
PHARMACIST
处方，药方;
AmE
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for
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a
prescription
for
sleeping
pills
安眠药处方
We
are
trying
to
cut
the
price
of
prescription
drugs
.
我们正努力降低处方药的价格。
a
repeat
prescription
(=one
that
you
have
regularly)
重复处方
fill
a
prescription
I
got
the
prescription
filled
on
the
way
home.
回家的路上我买了医生开给我的药。
2
a
particular
medicine
or
treatment
ordered
by
a
doctor
for
a
sick
person
〔医生开的〕处方药，治疗方法
If
you’re
pregnant,
you
can
get
free
prescriptions.
要是怀孕的话可以获得免费的处方药。
3
on prescription by prescription
,
a
drug
that
you
get
on
prescription
can
only
be
obtained
with
a
written
order
from
the
doctor
凭处方的，根据药方的;
BrE AmE
4
an
idea
or
suggestion
about
how
you
should
behave,
or
how
to
make
a
situation,
activity
etc
successful
解决方法，诀窍
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for
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The
party’s
main
prescription
for
educational
problems
was
to
give
schools
more
money.
该政党解决教育问题的诀窍主要是给学校提供更多资金。