especially American EnglishAmE formalMN a doctor 医生► see thesaurus at doctor
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physician• In the epidemic of 1916, physicians could do little more for the thousands who fell ill than advisebed rest.• If used at all, over-the-counterhormones should be used carefully and conservatively in consultation with a physician.• Also patrons of barbers, doctors, druggists, physicians, and surgeons.• When a patient first meets the examiningphysician, he or she almost invariably is somewhat anxious.• Significantly, almost 66 % of the patients reported previously seekingtreatment from other physicians for their erectile dysfunction.• People with heart problems should talk to their physician before making the trip.• Ask the pharmacist and / or your physician if any of the ingredients are known to affectsleep.
(formal, especially NAmE) ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤family, general, hospital, occupational, primary-care家庭/全科/醫院/職業/初級保健醫生◇Dr Dennett is a practicing family physician in Atlanta.丹尼特醫生是亞特蘭大的執業家庭醫生。➤attending, practising/practicing, prescribing, referring, treating主治/執業/處方/顧問/治療醫師▸➤experienced, licensed, qualified經驗豐富的/執業/合格的醫師▸➤senior資深醫師▸➤consultant (BrE) 顧問醫生➤emergency急診醫師▸➤personal, private, resident, royal (especially BrE) 私人醫生;住院醫師;御醫◇He became the President's personal physician.他成了總統的私人醫生。➤Ayurvedic, homeopathic, naturopathic, etc.(印度傳統的)阿育吠陀、順勢療法、自然療法等醫師▸➤eminent (BrE) 著名的(內科)醫生PREPOSITION➤physician to⋯的醫生◇He was physician to George Washington.他是喬治・華盛頓的醫生。➡ note at doctor(for verbs)