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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tab·let /ˈtæblɪt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 MDMHa small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow 药片 SYN pill She took a couple of headache tablets. 她吃了几片头痛药。vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet 维生素片/安眠药片/消化片等2 a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water 丸 water purification tablets 净水丸3. AVa flat piece of stone or clay with words cut into it, for example above someone’s grave 〔刻有文字的〕匾，牌，碑4 be written/set/cast in tablets of stone British English used to say that something does not change 不可更改，铁板钉钉 The programme should not be set in tablets of stone, but improved continuously. 此方案不应固定不变，而应不断改进。5. American English a set of pieces of paper for writing on that are glued together at the top 便笺本，拍纸簿 SYN British English padn6. (also tablet computer) a computer that you can carry with you which has a touch screen and does not have a separate keyboardn COLLOCATIONSverbstake a tablet (=swallow it)Have you taken your tablets?be on tablets spoken (=be taking tablets)He's on tablets for his heart.swallow a tabletHe took his own life by swallowing more than 500 tablets.a doctor prescribes tablets (=tells someone to take them)Dr Preston arrived and prescribed some pain-relieving tablets.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tableta sleeping tabletSleeping tablets can be addictive.a headache/indigestion etc tabletDo you want a headache tablet?a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tabletShe's on iron tablets for her anaemia.a vitamin tabletAre all these vitamin tablets really necessary?phrasesin tablet formAlthough this drug is available in tablet form it is often prescribed as a powder.
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tablet• Another method is to use Boots Sterotabs, £1.39 for 48 tablets.• It first appears in Linear B tablets from Pylos.• vitamin C tablets• Three empty bottles of anti-depressant tablets were by his side.• Physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory tablets are helping to clear up tendonitis which forced him to return home early from Majorca earlier this month.• I was on tablets for two days and then taken off, just like that.• After she had swallowed the sleeping tablets, Carolyn slept for fourteen hours.vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet• The threats broke Errol, and doctors prescribed Prozac for depression and sleeping tablets for insomnia.• Sister Aimee died in 1944, from an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets.• Tranquillisers, anti-depressants, or sleeping tablets should only be taken if they are really needed.• Eat smaller meals and try soda mints or indigestion tablets.• Carolyn sat on her bed and swallowed the sleeping tablets, washing each down with a mouthful of water.• The sleeping tablets hadn't worked.• They were sleeping tablets to help me sleep.Origin tablet (1300-1400) Old French tablete, from tabletab·let noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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tab‧let S3 /ˈtæblət, ˈtæblɪt/
noun [countable]
SYN pill:
She took a couple of headache tablets.
vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet
2. a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water:
water purification tablets
3. a flat piece of stone or clay with words cut into it, for example above someone’s grave
4. be written/set/cast in tablets of stone British English used to say that something does not change:
The programme should not be set in tablets of stone, but improved continuously.
5. American English a set of pieces of paper for writing on that are glued together at the top
SYN pad British English
■ verbs
▪take a tablet (=swallow it) Have you taken your tablets?
▪be on tablets spoken (=be taking tablets) He's on tablets for his heart.
▪swallow a tablet He took his own life by swallowing more than 500 tablets.
▪a doctor prescribes tablets (=tells someone to take them) Dr Preston arrived and prescribed some pain-relieving tablets.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tablet
▪a sleeping tablet Sleeping tablets can be addictive.
▪a headache/indigestion etc tablet Do you want a headache tablet?
▪a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet She's on iron tablets for her anaemia.
▪a vitamin tablet Are all these vitamin tablets really necessary?
■ phrases
▪in tablet form Although this drug is available in tablet form it is often prescribed as a powder.
▪ medicine noun [uncountable and countable] a substance used for treating illness: Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol. | Has he taken his medicine?
▪pill noun [countable] a small piece of medicine that you swallow: She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water. | The doctor gave him some pills. | sleeping pills | diet pills | contraceptive pills
▪tablet noun [countable] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine: She's now on four tablets a day. | a five-day course of tablets | sleeping tablets | anti-malaria tablets
▪antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc : The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics. | Why don’t you take some aspirin? | The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.
▪capsule noun [countable] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole: a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C | I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.
▪caplet noun [countable] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers: In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.
▪eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear: Remember — if you 're using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.
▪cream noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English (also lotion especially American English) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin: an antibiotic cream | antiseptic cream | skin cream
▪drug noun [countable] a medicine or a substance for making medicines: a drug used to treat malaria | There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.
▪dosage noun [countable usually singular] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time: The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg. | It’s important to get the dosage right.
▪medication noun [uncountable and countable] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill: He takes medication for his diabetes. | She’s on medication (=taking medication), having suffered from depression for a number of years.
tab‧let S3 /ˈtæblət, ˈtæblɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: tablete, from table
1. a small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow Language: Old French
Origin: tablete, from table
SYN pill:
vitamin/sleeping/indigestion etc tablet
2. a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water:
3. a flat piece of stone or clay with words cut into it, for example above someone’s grave
4. be written/set/cast in tablets of stone British English used to say that something does not change:
5. American English a set of pieces of paper for writing on that are glued together at the top
SYN pad British English
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