injectable
/ɪnˈdʒek.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdʒek.tə.bəl/ (ame, ipa)
injectable — 形容詞
- injectablepositive
- more injectablecomparative
- most injectablesuperlative
1. made for delivery through a needle instead of being swallowed or rubbed onto the
可注射的
需用針頭打入體內的
made for delivery through a needle instead of being swallowed or rubbed onto the skin
The clinic switched to an injectable antibiotic when Mei could not keep tablets down.
當 Mei 連藥片都吞不下去時，診所改用了可注射的抗生素。
injectable + medicine; contrast with tablets
Doctors gave Karim an injectable painkiller before setting the broken wrist.
醫師在替 Karim 固定斷掉的手腕前，先給了他可注射的止痛藥。
give + person + injectable + drug
This hormone is available in both tablet and injectable form.
這種荷爾蒙同時有藥片劑型，也有可注射的劑型。
Linh asked whether the flu treatment was injectable or meant to be taken by mouth.
Linh 問這種新的流感療法是可注射的，還是口服的。
The vet chose an injectable vaccine for the stray puppy at the shelter.
獸醫替收容所那隻流浪小狗選了可注射的疫苗。
- parenteral
formal medical term for medicine given by injection or infusion rather than through the mouth
- intravenous
narrower because it specifically means going into a vein
- intramuscular
narrower because it specifically means injected into a muscle
文法句型
injectable + medicine/drug/treatment
be + injectable
available in injectable form
用法筆記
Usually modifies a medicine or treatment noun such as vaccine, insulin, or antibiotic. It contrasts with oral or topical forms and does not itself say whether the medicine goes into a vein, a muscle, or under the skin.
常見錯誤
injectable — 名詞
- injectablesingular
- injectablesplural
1. a medicine prepared to be given with a needle, often because it must act quickly
針劑
供注射用的藥物
a medicine prepared to be given with a needle, often because it must act quickly or cannot be taken by mouth
The nurse kept the injectable in a chilled box beside the treatment chair.
護理師把那款針劑放在治療椅旁邊的冷藏盒裡。
the injectable as a stored medicine item
Because the patient was vomiting, the doctor ordered an injectable instead of tablets.
因為病人一直嘔吐，醫師改開針劑，不再開藥片。
order an injectable instead of tablets
Some diabetes patients travel with an injectable and a small container for used needles.
有些糖尿病患者外出時會帶著針劑和一個裝用過針頭的小盒子。
The pharmacist explained how to store the injectable after opening the pack.
藥師說明了這款針劑開封後該怎麼保存。
Hospitals often stock an injectable when a drug must act within minutes.
當藥物必須在幾分鐘內起效時，醫院通常會備有針劑。
文法句型
an/the injectable
order/use/store + injectable
injectable + for + condition
用法筆記
Often used when the route or speed of treatment matters, especially if a patient cannot swallow medicine. In everyday speech, people may say 'shot' for one dose, but 'injectable' refers more to the medicine form itself.