penicillin
penicillin — 名詞
1. a medicine created from a type of mould that stops the growth of bacteria and is
青黴素
一種殺死細菌的黴菌藥物
a medicine created from a type of mould that stops the growth of bacteria and is used to treat infections in the body
The doctor gave Defne a course of penicillin for her chest infection.
醫生為 Defne 開了一個療程的青黴素來治療她的胸部感染。
collocation: course of penicillin
Anjali's fever went down quickly after she started taking penicillin.
Anjali 開始服用青黴素後，她的發燒很快就退了。
Some people are allergic to penicillin and cannot take it.
有些人對青黴素過敏，因此不能服用。
The nurse explained that Wei needed to finish all the penicillin pills.
護士解釋說 Wei 需要把青黴素藥丸全部吃完。
Before penicillin was discovered, even a small cut could lead to a deadly infection.
在青黴素被發現之前，即使是個小傷口也可能導致致命的感染。
- antibiotic
broader category; all penicillins are antibiotics, but not all antibiotics are penicillins
用法筆記
Penicillin only works against bacteria, not viruses. Taking the full course as prescribed is important, even after symptoms improve.