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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.prescribe medicine
李医生下药比较重。
Dr. Li usually prescribes heavy doses.
因病下药
prescribe medicine for illness
做思想工作必须对症下药。
In doing ideological work, one must suit one's methods to the situation.
synonym
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v.add/put poison in; put poison on or into something
给咖啡下药
poison somebody's coffee
给种子下药
poison the seeds
他下药强奸了四名妇女。
He drugged and attacked four women.
Word usage
- Separable word"下" and "药" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
医生给你下了什么药?
What medicine did the doctor prescribe you?
王大夫只给他下了一次药，病就好了。
Doctor Wang prescribed him once, and now he has recovered from illness.
我们已经在田里下过两次药了，但是没有效果。
We have sprayed pesticide twice in the field, but it didn’t work.