dose
noun
verb
dəʊs noun
1 the amount of a medicine or a drug that you should take 〔药物的〕一剂,一服; 一次服用量
[+ of ]
Never exceed the recommended dose of painkillers.
服用止痛药不可超过推荐的剂量。
high/low dose
Start with a low dose and increase it .
一开始使用小剂量,然后再增加。
2 an amount of something that you do or experience at one time, especially something unpleasant 一次; 一番; 一回〔尤指不愉快的经历〕 BrE
a bad/mild dose of flu
Dave had a bad dose of flu .
戴夫得了严重的流感。
lethal/fatal dose (of sth) (an amount that kills) (某物)致命的剂量
a lethal dose of radiation
致命的放射剂量
I quite like Jamie in small doses (=in limited amounts but not a lot or often) .
我对杰米有一点点好感。
3
like a dose of salts
very quickly and easily [英,非正式] 很快且很容易地 BrE informal
The cleaners went through the house like a dose of salts .
清洁工又快又轻松地清理了房子。
verb
4 to give someone medicine or a drug 给〔某人〕服药
dose sb/yourself with sth
Sumi dosed herself up with aspirin and went to bed.
萨米服用了阿司匹林,然后就上床睡觉了。