antibiotic
noun [ C ] uk/ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ us/ˌæn.t̬i.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
C2 抗生素，抗菌素
a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth
I'm taking antibiotics for a throat infection. 因为嗓子发炎我正服用抗生素。
a one-month course of antibiotics 一个月疗程的抗生素
Some types of antibiotic are used to promote growth in farm animals. 某些种类的抗生素被用于促进牲畜的生长。
He's on antibiotics for an ear infection. 他耳朵发炎，正服用抗生素。
- More examples
- My doctor's put me on a course of antibiotics and I have to stay off work for a week.
- Bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
- The drugs company are trying to develop a new type of antibiotic.
- In those days doctors gave out antibiotics to patients all the time, so they became less effective.
- The first antibiotic to be discovered was penicillin.