| [/prɪˈskrɪpʃn; prɪˋskrɪpʃən/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) doctor's written instruction for the composition and use of a medicine 处方; 药方:
The doctor gave me a prescription for pain-killers. 医生给我开了个止痛药方. *
(fig 比喻) His prescription for economic recovery was not well received. 他为使经济复苏提出的对策反应不佳.
(b) medicine prescribed in this way 处方上开的药:
The chemist made a mistake when making up the prescription. 药剂师配错了药. *
[attrib 作定语] prescription charges, ie (in Britain) money to be paid by the patient for drugs supplied on the National Health Service 处方收费（在英国指病人为获得国民保健署所提供的药品而缴纳的费用）. 用法:
2 [U] action of prescribing 开处方:
The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility. 开药方是医生的职责 |