Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense doctors, present participle doctoring, past tense, past participle doctored
1N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC 医生;大夫 A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill. 医生;大夫
Do not discontinue the treatment without consulting your doctor.
未经医嘱不要擅自中断治疗。
Doctor Paige will be here right after lunch to see her.
佩奇医生一吃完午饭就会来这儿看她。
SYN physician, medic [informal], clinician, general practitioner
2N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC 牙医;兽医 A dentist or veterinarian can also be called doctor . 牙医;兽医 [US]
3N-COUNT [usually singular]诊所The doctor's is used to refer to the surgery or office where a doctor works. 诊所
I have an appointment at the doctors.
我在诊所有个预约。
4N-COUNT; N-TITLE 博士 A doctor is someone who has been awarded the highest academic or honorary degree by a university. 博士
He is a doctor of philosophy. [+ of]
他是哲学博士。
5VERB 篡改;伪造 If someone doctors something, they change it in order to deceive people. 篡改;伪造
They doctored the prints to make her look as awful as possible. [VERB noun]
他们修改了照片,尽可能地丑化她的容貌。
...a cleverly doctored photograph. [VERB-ed]
巧妙加工的照片
doctoring
The doctoring of the document has become a live political issue.
对文件的篡改伪造已成为当下让人关注的政治问题。
6VERB (将毒药、麻药等)掺入(食物或饮料中) If someone doctors food or drink, they add a poison or drug to it. (将毒药、麻药等)掺入(食物或饮料中) [written]
She had no doubt that it was he who had doctored her milk. [VERB noun]
她毫不怀疑是他在她的牛奶里下了药。
...doctored wine. [VERB-ed]
掺了药的酒
Quotations
God heals, and the doctor takes the feeBenjamin FranklinPoor Richard's Almanack
Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earthVoltairePhilosophical Dictionary
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor MerrymanJonathan SwiftPolite Conversation
I am simply in Hell, where there are no doctors - at least, not in a professional capacityT.S. EliotThe Cocktail Party
One finger in the throat and one in the rectum makes a good diagnosticianWilliam OslerAphorisms from his Bedside Teachings
God and the doctor we alike adore But only when in danger, not before; The danger o'er, both are alike requited, God is forgotten, and the Doctor slightedJohn OwenEpigrams