1. 表示吃藥或服藥,通常用動詞 take。如: This medicine is to be taken hourly. 這藥每小時服一次。 Shake the bottle before taking the medicine. 服藥前先將藥瓶搖一搖。 但如果是水劑藥,也可以用動詞drink,如下面兩句均引自《牛津高階英語詞典》: You have to water down the medicine before drinking it. 你得把這種藥加水稀釋后再服用。 I know the medicine tastes nasty, but drink it down. 我知道藥味很苦,不過還是一口灌下去吧。 2. 表示“治……的藥”,通常后接介詞 for。如: It's a good medicine for cough. 這是一種治咳嗽的良藥。 There's no medicine for curing a fool. 沒有治傻瓜的藥。 有時可直接受相關(guān)名詞的修飾。如: This cough medicine tastes nice but it doesn't do much good. 這咳嗽藥不難吃,但作用不大。