overmedicate
overmedicate — 動詞
- overmedicatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- overmedicates3rd person singular
- overmedicating-ing form
- overmedicatedpast simple
1. to give a person more medicine than is needed or safe
過度用藥
給太多或不必要的藥
to give a person more medicine than is needed or safe
Rodrigo overmedicated his son with cough syrup during the flu.
Rodrigo 在流感期間給兒子太多咳嗽糖漿，算是過度用藥。
pattern: overmedicate + person + with + medicine
The clinic was sued after staff overmedicated an elderly patient.
那家診所因員工讓年長病人過度用藥而挨告。
passive result: be sued after overmedicating someone
Christopher worried the nurse might overmedicate his father after surgery.
Christopher 擔心護士會在術後讓他父親過度用藥。
Darius refused to overmedicate the baby for a mild fever.
Darius 拒絕為了輕微發燒就讓嬰兒過度用藥。
A tired doctor may overmedicate patients if the chart is wrong.
如果病歷表寫錯了，疲倦的醫師可能會讓病人過度用藥。
- overprescribe
focuses on writing or ordering too much medicine, especially by a doctor
- overtreat
broader term for giving more treatment than is necessary
- overdose
usually describes taking a dangerously large amount, not the decision to give it
- treat appropriately
to give only the amount of medicine that is needed
文法句型
overmedicate + person
overmedicate + person + with + medicine
overmedicate + person + for + condition
用法筆記
Usually takes the person receiving the drug as its object and often adds with or for to name the medicine or problem. It often suggests bad treatment decisions rather than one sudden overdose.