1 something that makes you better when you are ill or in pain 治疗;治疗法;药物:
Hot lemon with honey is a good remedy for colds.热柠檬水加蜂蜜是治疗伤风的良药。
2 a way of solving a problem (解决问题的)方法:
There is no easy remedy for unemployment.没有简单的方法可解决失业问题。
remedy²
/ˈremədi ||; ˈrɛmədɪ/verb
[T] (present participleremedyingthird person singular presentremedies;past tensepast participleremedied) to change or improve sth that is wrong or bad 纠正;矫正;改善:
to remedy an injustice纠正一件不公正的事
remedy1/ˋrɛmədI; ˈremədi or ˈremIdi/n [C] plural remedies 1 a successful way of improving a situation or solving a problem 改进措施﹔解决办法﹔补救(法): +for the remedy for rising crime rates 解决犯罪率上升的办法2 a simple medicine to cure an illness that is not very bad〔治疗小病的〕药物: cold and flu remedies 治疗感冒和流感的药物
remedy2v [T] remedied , remedying , remedies to improve a bad situation 改善﹐纠正﹐补救〔坏情况〕: To remedy the situation, we need more teachers. 为了改善这种状况﹐我们需要更多教师。
remedyremedyremediesremediedremedyingnoun (pluralremedies)something that makes you better when you are sick or in pain: He gave me a remedy for toothache.