1. U C 药，内服药　 substance, especially one taken through the mouth, used in curing disease
2. U 医术，医学　 prevention and cure of disease, especially by drugs, diet, etc., but sometimes including surgery also

　ask for ～　求药
　buy ～　买药
　dispense ～　配药
　have ～　吃药
　make up ～　配药
　practice ～　行医
　prescribe ～　开药
　study ～　研究医学，学医
　swallow ～　吞吃药
　take ～　吃药
　agreeable ～　合适的药，对症的药
　alternative ～　非传统性药物
　bad-tasting ～　味道不好的药
　clinical ～　临床医学
　expensive ～　贵药
　external ～　外科（学）
　first-aid ～　急救药
　good ～　好药
　harsh ～　苦药
　internal ～　内服药
　new ～　新药
　popular ～　民间医学
　proprietary ～s　专卖药品
　specific ～　特效药
　strong ～　劲很大的药，效力大的药
　weak ～　劲小的药，效力小的药
　cough ～　止咳药
　state ～　国家公费医疗
　be used as a ～　用作药
　be used in ～　用于药学
　a bottle of ～　一瓶药
　heal with ～　用药治愈
　～ for convalescents　恢复期病人的良药
　～ for external application　外用药

　This kind of Chinese medicine is a compound medicine.　这种中药是一种合成药。
　Did you give him any medicine?　你给他药了吗?
　Good medicines taste bitter.　良药苦口。
　He's always taking medicine.　他总是吃这药，吃那药。
　They spent a lot of money on buying medicine.　他们花了大笔钱买药品。
　The medicine is an effective cure for a headache.　这药治头痛疗效很好。
　He wanted some medicine for his cough.　他要治咳嗽的药。
　You know I dropped medicine and took up physics.　你知道我放弃了医学，改学物理了。
　My sister is a student of medicine.　我姐姐是医科学生。
　Doctors of medicine are among the most wealthy members of American society.　医学博士是美国社会最富有的成员之一。
　George has made extraordinary progress in his study of Chinese medicine.　乔治在他的中医学习方面取得了惊人的进步。
　He studied tropical medicine in the university.　他在大学里学习热带医学。

 ♣ give a taste〔dose〕 of sb's own medicine
　使…得到报应　the same bad treatment one has given to others
　The smaller boys badly wanted to give the bully a dose of his own medicine.　那些小男孩巴不得让那些欺负人的坏蛋也尝点苦头。
 ♣ take one's medicine
　认罚，忍受不快的事物　submit to punishment, sth unpleasant, etc.
　He really hates shopping but he goes anyway, and takes his medicine.　他实在讨厌买东西，但还是硬着头皮去了。
　When the other boys were caught, he admitted he'd helped them and took his medicine with the rest of them.　当其他男孩被逮住时，他承认帮了他们的忙，就要和其他人一起受到惩罚。

 ♣ medicine, drug
　参见drug条。
 ♣ 下面两个短语意思不同：
　

1. 他父亲要他学医，但他却选学了法律。
　［误］ His father wanted him to study medicines but he took up law.
　［正］ His father wanted him to study medicine but he took up law.
　［析］ medicine作“医学”解时是不可数名词，不用复数，而且往往不与冠词连用。
2. 农民使用各种药物杀虫。
　［误］ Farmers use various medicines to kill insects.
　［正］ Farmers use various chemicals to kill insects.
　［析］ medicine作“药物”解时，是针对人或动物的，针对昆虫或植物的药物用chemicals.

　［同义词］ cure, drug, potion, remedy
　［词源］　古法语<拉丁语medicina（治愈，医治）