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aspirin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++as·pirin /ˈæsprɪn/ ●●○ noun (plural aspirin or aspirins) [countable, uncountable]  MDa medicine that reduces pain, inflammation, and fever 阿司匹林〔退热镇痛消炎药〕
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aspirinSo, if you're popping down a daily aspirin, keep the pop music down too.At my house Jasper kept an electric razor, a toothbrush, and he saw to it that I always had aspirin.On the other hand, aspirin is safer, cheaper and more readily available than most drugs.Still, caffeine is not aspirin.A couple of cookies are as good as a couple of aspirin.The proportion receiving aspirin within the first 24 h may be substantially lower.Any patient who has vascular disease should be on long-term aspirin.Meye etal reported that tight junctions in the canine gastric mucosa were significantly damaged by exposure to aspirin.
Origin aspirin (1800-1900) German acetylierte spirsäure type of acid from which aspirin is obtained, from Modern Latin spiraea type of bush from which this acid is obtained
as·pirin nounChineseSyllable
inflammation, Corpus fever reduces and pain, medicine a that


aspirin
aspirin /ˈæsprən, ˈæsprɪn/ noun (plural aspirin or aspirins) [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: German
 Origin: acetylierte spirsäure type of acid from which aspirin is obtained, from Modern Latin spiraea type of bush from which this acid is obtained
a medicine that reduces pain, inflammation, and fever


as·pirinBrE /ˈæsprɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæsprɪn/ 🔊BrE /ˈæspərɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæspərɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (
plural
as·pirin
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as·pir·ins
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a drug used to reduce pain, fever and inflammation 阿司匹林(镇痛解热消炎药)Do you have any aspirin? 你有阿司匹林吗?🔊🔊Take two aspirin(s) for a headache.头痛服两片阿司匹林。