dose
UK/dəus/US/dәus/
IELTSGREB2
Definitions
n.
A measured amount of medicine taken at one time
（药的）一剂，剂量
n.
An amount of something experienced at one time
（某种经历的）一份，一阵
v.
To give someone a measured amount of medicine
给…服药，按剂量给
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Greek dosis, 'a giving' (from didonai, to give). A dose is literally 'one giving' — the measured amount of medicine given to a patient at one time. The figurative sense ('a healthy dose of skepticism') keeps the idea of a measured portion handed out.
Root dit still carries 69 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.prescribed dose规定剂量
- 2.a high dose大剂量
- 3.daily dose每日剂量
- 4.a dose of reality一记现实的当头棒喝
Example Sentences
- 1.
Take one dose of the medicine every eight hours.
- 2.
The film offers a healthy dose of humor amid the tension.
- 3.
Nurses carefully dose each patient according to weight.