prescribe
verb
prɪˈskraɪb
verb
1
to
say
what
medicine
or
treatment
a
sick
person
should
have
给…开药 （开处方 ）;
prescribe
sb
sth
If
these
don’t
work
I
may
have
to
prescribe
you
something
stronger.
如果这些药无效，我也许得给你开一些药效更强的。
prescribe
sth
for
sth
the
drugs
prescribed
for
his
stomach
pains
开给他治疗胃痛的药物
2
to
state
officially
what
should
be
done
in
a
particular
situation
[正式] 规定，指定
formal
What
punishment
does
the
law
prescribe
for
this
crime?
法律规定是如何处罚这种犯罪行为的？