tab‧let S3 / tæblət, tæblɪt / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow 同义词 pill :
She took a couple of headache tablets .
vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet
2 a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolve s in water :
water purification tablets
3 a flat piece of stone or clay with words cut into it, for example above someone’s grave
4 be written/set/cast in tablets of stone British English used to say that something does not change :
The programme should not be set in tablets of stone, but improved continuously.
5 American English a set of pieces of paper for writing on that are glued together at the top 同义词 pad British English
COLLOCATIONS
动词
take a tablet (= swallow it ) Have you taken your tablets?
be on tablets spoken (= be taking tablets ) He’s on tablets for his heart.
swallow a tablet He took his own life by swallowing more than 500 tablets.
a doctor prescribes tablets (= tells someone to take them ) Dr Preston arrived and prescribed some pain-relieving tablets.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tablet
a sleeping tablet Sleeping tablets can be addictive.
a headache/indigestion etc tablet Do you want a headache tablet?
a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet She’s on iron tablets for her anaemia.
a vitamin tablet Are all these vitamin tablets really necessary?
短语
in tablet form Although this drug is available in tablet form it is often prescribed as a powder.
THESAURUS
medicine 名词 [可数和不可数名词] a substance used for treating illness : Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol. | Has he taken his medicine?
pill 名词 [可数名词] a small piece of medicine that you swallow : She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water. | The doctor gave him some pills. | sleeping pills | diet pills | contraceptive pills
tablet 名词 [可数名词] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine : She’s now on four tablets a day. | a five-day course of tablets | sleeping tablets | anti-malaria tablets
antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc : The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics. | Why don’t you take some aspirin? | The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.
capsule 名词 [可数名词] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole : a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C | I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.
caplet 名词 [可数名词] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers : In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.
eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear : Remember — if you ’re using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.
cream 名词 [可数和不可数名词] especially British English ( also lotion especially American English ) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin : an antibiotic cream | antiseptic cream | skin cream
drug 名词 [可数名词] a medicine or a substance for making medicines : a drug used to treat malaria | There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.
dosage 名词 [可数名词，通常单数] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time : The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg. | It’s important to get the dosage right.
medication 名词 [可数和不可数名词] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill : He takes medication for his diabetes. | She’s on medication (= taking medication ) , having suffered from depression for a number of years.