medicine n. 1. 医药;(尤指)内服药。 2.医学,医术;内科(治疗)(opp. surgery)。 3.有功效的东西;良药。 4.(北美印第安人的)咒术,魔术。 5.〔俚语〕酒。 6.〔美俚〕情报。 patent medicines 专卖药;成药。 a good medicine for cold 感冒良药。 practise medicine 开业行医。 no medicine 〔美俚〕与事无关的情报。 take medicine 吃药。 take one's medicine 吃苦药;受到惩罚;忍气吞声做应做的事;〔俚语〕喝酒。 the virtue of medicine 药的功效。 vt. 〔古语〕使…吃药,下药。
There is some evidence that seems to support the use of traditional and complementary medicine ? for example, acupuncture in relieving pain, yoga to reduce asthma attacks, and tai ji techniques to help elderly people reduce their fear of falls 2002年,世界卫生组织发起了一项传统医学战略,帮助各国为人民的健康和幸福开发传统医学的潜力,同时尽量减轻未经验证或滥用的治疗的危险。
As many as 70 percent of cancer patients use alternative therapies, including dietary supplements, acupuncture, hypnotism, massage, guided imagery, magnets and biofeedback, according to a recent report in the journal of alternative and complementary medicine 据《替代和补充医学》杂志最近的一篇报道说,高达70%的癌症患者使用替代疗法,包括食疗、针刺、催眠、推拿、引导想象、磁疗和生物反馈。