| 词汇 | elixir |
| 释义 | elixir noun[ Cusually singular ] literaryuk /iˈlɪk.sər/ us /iˈlɪk.sɚ/ a substance, usually a liquid, with a magical power to cure, improve, or preserve something: （通常为液体的）万灵药，灵丹妙药，长生不老药 elixir of life/youthIt's yet another health product claiming to be the elixir of life/youth (= something to make you live longer/stay young).这又是一种号称灵丹妙药的保健产品，据说有延年益寿／永葆青春之奇效。 Medicine in different forms bactericidal biopharmaceutical blister pack bolus booster Caplet HRT medication ointment palliative pill potion prescription radiation therapy recommended dose remedy RT scrip syringe topically Examples of elixirelixir The growth of scientific knowledge raises new visions of a modern elixir of life, and the culture of science may give them misplaced concreteness. Should we encourage unproven therapies as elixirs of hope? Here, alongside the elixir of ozone and holiday remembrances, there exists an enticing picture of crime-free boulevards and peer-group sociability. This was true in many cases, leading individual physicians to refuse to reveal the names of their patients to whom they had prescribed the elixir. Before the "elixir" was put on the market, it was tested by the firm for flavor but not for its effect on human life. Had the product been called a solution, rather than an elixir, no charge of violating the law could have been brought. The prescription and consumption of elixir sulfanilamide was probably dependent upon local referral networks and the idiosyncratic practices of individual physicians. They implicate magic, alchemy and various forms of nonscientific knowledge in the production of sources of eternal youth, and identify a public susceptibility to such elixirs. Or is doubt really faith's elixir? The rural measure in particular is one that we hope will help to characterize some of the information networks that may have influenced prescription and consumption of elixir sulfanilamide. With little fiscal coordination and no treasury, membership of the euro is by no means an elixir for good economic health. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Science is somehow to be the elixir of competitiveness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do they not believe in the new elixir? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a wondrous elixir called efficiency savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And of course advertising is the elixir of life for the food sector in this overcrowded food market. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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