diuretic
diuretic — 名詞
- diureticsingular
- diureticsplural
1. a drug or natural substance that makes the kidneys produce more urine, helping t
利尿劑
促使身體排出更多尿液的藥物或物質
a drug or natural substance that makes the kidneys produce more urine, helping the body lose extra water and salt.
The doctor gave Soraya a diuretic to reduce the swelling in her legs.
醫生給 Soraya 開了利尿劑，以減輕她雙腿的腫脹。
collocation: give/take a diuretic for swelling
Coffee is a mild diuretic, so Liam visits the bathroom often after drinking it.
咖啡是一種溫和的利尿劑，所以 Liam 喝完後常常跑廁所。
collocation: a mild diuretic
Sprinter Iker was disqualified after officials found banned diuretics in his urine sample.
短跑選手 Iker 在尿液樣本中被驗出禁用的利尿劑後，遭到取消資格。
Nurse Tuan warned that strong diuretics can leave patients feeling dizzy and thirsty.
Tuan 護理師提醒，強效的利尿劑可能讓病人感到頭暈和口渴。
Doctors often prescribe a diuretic to people whose bodies hold too much water.
醫生常開利尿劑給體內積水過多的人。
- water pill
informal everyday term for a diuretic tablet
- water tablet
British everyday term for the same medicine
- antidiuretic
a substance that reduces urine output — the opposite effect
用法筆記
Frequently the object of 'take', 'prescribe', or 'use'; the plural 'diuretics' names this class of drugs as a group.
常見錯誤
diuretic — 形容詞
- diureticpositive
- more diureticcomparative
- most diureticsuperlative
1. making the body produce more urine, which helps it get rid of extra water.
利尿的
能促進排尿、使身體排出多餘水分的
making the body produce more urine, which helps it get rid of extra water.
Dandelion tea has a diuretic effect, so Paloma drinks less of it at night.
蒲公英茶有利尿效果，所以 Paloma 晚上會少喝一點。
collocation: a diuretic effect
Yumi avoids herbal teas that are diuretic because they make her urinate more often.
Yumi 不喝有利尿作用的花草茶，因為它們會讓她更頻繁排尿。
predicative: be diuretic
Doctor Nkechi explained that the pill's diuretic properties help flush extra water from the body.
Nkechi 醫師解釋，這種藥的利尿特性有助於排出體內多餘的水分。
Adina noticed that watermelon is mildly diuretic and made her feel thirsty afterwards.
Adina 發現西瓜有點利尿，之後讓她覺得口渴。
Christopher's blood-pressure medicine is diuretic, so he loses extra fluid through frequent urination.
Christopher 的血壓藥有利尿作用，所以他會透過頻繁排尿排掉多餘的體液。
- antidiuretic
reducing rather than increasing the flow of urine
用法筆記
Usually appears before a noun ('a diuretic effect') or after 'be'; often graded with 'mild', 'strong', or 'mildly'.