medicine
/ˈmedsn; ?@ ˈmedɪsn; `mɛdəsn/ n
1 [U] (art and science of the) prevention and cure of disease, esp by drugs, diet, etc, but sometimes including surgery also 医术; 医学
study medicine at the university 在大学学医
practise medicine 行医
a Doctor of Medicine 医学博士
ethical problems in medicine 医学中的道德问题.
2 [C, U] (type of) substance, esp one taken through the mouth, used in curing disease 药; （尤指）内服药
Has nurse given you your medicine? 护士给你服过药了吗?
Don't take too much medicine. 药不要吃得太多.
cough medicine(s) 咳嗽药.
3 (idm 习语) some, a little, a taste, etc of one's own `medicine the same bad treatment one has given to others 受到报应
The smaller boys badly wanted to give the bully a dose of his own medicine. 那些小男孩儿巴不得让那欺负人的坏蛋也尝点苦头. take one's `medicine (like a `man) (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) submit to punishment, sth unpleasant, etc (without complaining) 认罚, 忍受不快的事物（无怨言）
He really hates shopping but he goes anyway, and takes his medicine like a man. 他实在讨厌买东西, 但还是硬著头皮去了.