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    therapy

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Hospital, Illness & disability, Psychology, psychiatry
    ther·a·py /ˈθerəpi/ ●●○ noun (plural therapies)  1  MH[countable, uncountable] the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time 治疗；疗法 new drug therapies 新的药物疗法 radiation therapy for cancer treatment 治疗癌症的放射疗法2  MH[uncountable] the treatment or examination of someone’s mental problems by talking to them for a long time about their feelings 心理治疗 SYN psychotherapyin therapy Rob was in therapy for several years. 罗布接受过几年的心理治疗。 a therapy group 心理治疗小组 → chemotherapy, occupational, physiotherapy, speech therapy, hormone replacement therapy
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    therapy• Anyone who has actually experienced acupuncture, or several other complementary therapies, will agree on this.• Psychotherapy and group therapy - as an out-patient or in-patient - may also be prescribed.• He's been in therapy for years, but he's still got a big self-esteem problem.• Bright-light therapy is used as a surrogate for sunshine.• Bright-light therapy may be the answer.• But that's been a sort of therapy.• Oral therapy is a practical means of correcting or preventing hypomagnesemia, particularly in patients with only mild deficits.• Don underwent months of physical therapy after the accident.• A full recovery will require years of physical therapy.• Is the discredited regression therapy still taught and used in any homes and, if so, will he make it illegal?• Will she need to have speech therapy?• This child is clearly very disturbed emotionally and may require long-term therapy.• The therapy involves getting the patient to tell the doctor about their early childhood.• Personal Training Biofeedback-This therapy is often utilized in headache and pain treatment.in therapy• Julie's been in therapy for two years.    Origin therapy (1800-1900) Modern Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein “to attend, treat”
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    therapy
    ther‧a‧py /ˈθerəpi/ noun (plural therapies)
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Modern Latin
     Origin: therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein 'to attend, treat'
    1. [uncountable and countable] the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time:
        new drug therapies
        radiation therapy for cancer treatment
    2. [uncountable] the treatment or examination of someone’s mental problems by talking to them for a long time about their feelings
       SYN  psychotherapy
        in therapy
        Rob was in therapy for several years.
        a therapy group
    ⇨ chemotherapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, hormone replacement therapy


    ther·apyBrE /ˈθerəpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθerəpi/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    ther·apies    )     [uncountable, countable] the treatment of a physical problem or an illness 治疗；疗法◆Most leukaemia patients undergo some sort of drug therapy (= treatment using drugs). 大多数白血病患者都会接受某种药物治疗。🔊🔊◆alternative/complementary/natural therapies (= treatments that do not use traditional drugs) 替代／补充／自然疗法<titled tranID="32" status="2">Illnesses<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>疾病</chn></titled>

    Becoming ill 生病

    • catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
    • get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛
    • come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒／流感
    • contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
    • be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
    • develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
    • have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病／中风发作
    • provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起／产生过敏反应
    • block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞／破裂
    • damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱

    Being ill 病了

    • feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适／想吐／恶心
    • be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
    • have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
    • suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
    • be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
    • nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒／头痛／宿醉
    • battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒

    Treatments 治疗

    • examine a patient 给病人做检查
    • diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
    • be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症
    • prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素
    • treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
    • have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
    • have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
    • cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
    • prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
    • be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
    • enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力
     [uncountable] = psychotherapy ◆a therapy group心理治疗小组◆She's in therapy. 她在接受心理治疗。🔊🔊  ➡  see also chemotherapy, group therapy, hormone replacement therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, radiotherapy, retail therapy, speech therapy