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由于工作原因，需要经常查阅各种词典，比如今天就看到“药”这个词，我们不妨把“medication, medicine和remedy”这三个词[重点的①“...药”如何表达
②“吃/服药”怎么说]对比一下【看看是否有的词典错了？】。
最近，出版社送了一本《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第9版。由于好奇，我翻到1285页 ①medication药物；药■Are you on any medication ? 你在服用什么药吗？
②medicine 药品，药物，药剂：herbal medicines草药■People in hospitals were dying because of shortage of medicine. 用于药品匮乏，医院里的病人濒临死亡。
③1742页remedy药物；治疗法■ natural remedies to help overcome winter infections有助于治疗冬季感染的天然药物
《新世纪英汉大词典》电子版①medication药物；药■She stopped taking her medication. 她停药了。■She is not on any medication. 她现在没有接受任何药物治疗。
②medicine 药品，药物，药剂：a medicine for his cold治疗感冒的药■People in hospitals were dying because of shortage of medicine. 用于药品匮乏，医院里的病人濒临死亡。
③remedy药品；疗法■ a good remedy for a sore throat治疗咽喉疼痛的良药
《朗文高阶英汉双解学习词典》第6版1067页①medication[C,U]药物，药剂: be on medication (for sth) ■He’s on medication for high blood pressure. 他正在服用治疗高血压的药。
②medicine [C,U]药，药物[尤指口服的药水]：Have you been taking your medicine ? 你一直在服药吗？■a medicine bottle 药瓶■medicine chest / cabinet药箱/药柜⚠Do not say that不要说you ‘drink medicine’ . Say that说you ‘take medicine’
③2167页remedy[治疗小病痛的]药物：cold / cough remedy感冒药/咳嗽药■[+for]a remedy for colds治疗感冒的药物■herbal / natural remedy a natural remedy that helps insomnia有助于治疗失眠的天然药物■a home remedy (=one that you make at home) for sore throats治疗喉咙疼痛的家庭疗法■这种草药是治疗幼儿出牙疼痛的民间药方
《牛津高阶英汉双解学习词典》第10版电子版(只选主要例子)①medication[C,U]药；药物：Are you currently taking any medication? 你目前在服用什么药吗? ■on medication (for something) She is on medication for depression. 她正在接受抑郁症药物治疗。
②medicine [C,U]药；(尤指)药水■Did you take your medicine? 你吃过药了吗? ■She gave me a dose of cough medicine. 她给了我一剂咳嗽药。■Chinese herbal medicines 中国草药
③remedy疗法；治疗；药品：He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever. 他服用草药治疗花粉热。 ■remedy for something an excellent home remedy for sore throats治疗咽喉疼痛的极佳的家庭疗法
《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》1302 页①medication noun 药物；药品[noncount] She's taking medication for high blood pressure. = She's on medication for high blood pressure. 她在服用降压药。[count] The company has developed a new allergy medication. 公司已开发出一种新的抗过敏药物。■He stopped taking his medications. 他已停止服药。
②medicine 药片；药剂[count] a cough medicine 止咳药■herbal medicines 草药■He forgot to take his medicine. 他忘了服药。[noncount]I took some medicime. 我吃了一些药。■Did you look in the medicine cabinet / chest far a pus reliever? 你在药箱里找了止痛药吗?
③17576页remedy药物；治疗；治疗法[count]a remedy for fever退烧药 ■The store now sells herbal remedies. [=medicines made from plants] 那家店铺现在卖草药。■a shelf of cold remedies [=medicines to take when you have a cold]一架子感冒药■Do you know of a good home remedy [=a medicine made at home] for heartburn? 你知道能有效治疗胃灼热的家庭疗法吗? ■folk remedies [=traditional medicines that are not prescribed by a doctor]民间疗法
《新世纪汉英大词典》第3版2091页“药”字条：吃/服药take / have (a) medicine / medication