meds
meds — 名詞
1. medicines or drugs that a person takes regularly to treat or manage an illness,
藥物；藥品
定期服用的藥（非正式）
medicines or drugs that a person takes regularly to treat or manage an illness, injury, or long-term condition — used informally instead of 'medication' or 'medicines'
Dr. Chen told Anika to finish all her meds even after she felt better.
陳醫生告訴 Anika，即使感覺好轉了也要把藥全部吃完。
collocation: finish + meds / finish a course of meds
Deepak keeps his meds in a small box next to the kitchen sink.
Deepak 把藥放在廚房水槽旁邊的一個小盒子裡。
collocation: keep + meds + in [location]
Are you still on meds for your blood pressure?
你還在吃降血壓的藥嗎？
After the surgery, Miguel needed strong meds to control the pain.
手術後，Miguel 需要服用強效藥物來控制疼痛。
Nadia forgot to pack her meds for the camping trip, so she called her doctor.
Nadia 去露營時忘了帶藥，於是打電話給她的醫生。
- medication
the formal equivalent; used in medical and professional contexts
- medicine
a broader term that also covers the field of study; 'meds' is more specific to what you actually take
- drugs
neutral in medical contexts but can carry negative connotations in everyday speech; use 'meds' to avoid ambiguity
文法句型
take + meds
be on + meds
meds + for + [condition]
用法筆記
Always used in plural form. 'Meds' is a shortened form of 'medications' or 'medicines' and is common in everyday spoken English and informal writing. The singular 'med' exists but is much less common.
常見錯誤
meds — 形容詞
1. used informally instead of 'medical' to describe things related to the study or
used informally instead of 'medical' to describe things related to the study or practice of medicine — for example, a medical school, a medical student, or a medical program
Omar is in his second year of meds school at National University.
collocation: meds school
The meds library at City Hospital stays open until midnight for students.
Anika hopes to get into a good meds program after she finishes her bachelor's degree.
Meds students at the clinic practice taking patient histories every morning.
- medical
the standard formal equivalent; use 'medical school' in formal writing, 'meds school' is only casual
文法句型
meds + [noun: school / student / program / library]
用法筆記
Only used before nouns ('attributive position'). Unlike 'medical', this form is very informal and rarely appears in writing. Common in fixed compounds like 'meds school', 'meds student', and 'meds program'.
2. used informally instead of 'medication' to describe things that involve or conta
used informally instead of 'medication' to describe things that involve or contain medicines — for example, a cabinet that holds medicines, a record of what medicines were given, or an error involving a drug
The night nurse checked the meds cabinet before starting her rounds.
collocation: meds cabinet
Dr. Patel reviewed the patient's meds history on the computer.
collocation: meds history
A meds error in the hospital can lead to serious health problems.
The nursing home keeps a detailed log of all meds supplies.
- medication
the formal equivalent; 'medication cabinet' is the standard written form
- medicine
also used attributively, e.g., 'medicine cabinet'; slightly more formal than 'meds'
文法句型
meds + [noun: cabinet / history / error / record / supply]
用法筆記
Used attributively before nouns only. Like the 'medical field' sense, this is highly informal and typical of spoken hospital or clinic settings rather than official documentation.