“止痛药”用英语怎么说？一个单词就可以搞定

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

The doctor wrote me a prescription: painkillers,10 days' worth. That's all.

I suffer from terrible insomnia. I can't fall asleep without taking sleeping pills.

A: Is it true that she is on the pill?

B: She was on the pill, but she isn't now.

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painkiller/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlər/ n.止痛药

pain reliever n.止痛药

【解释】

A painkiller is a drug that reduces or stops physical pain.

【例句】

She's on painkillers.

她在服止痛药。

The doctor wrote me a prescription: painkillers,10 days' worth. That's all.

医生排给我开了个处方：止痛药，10天的量。就这样。

My back hurts. Could you prescribe some pain relievers for me?

我背有点痛，能不能给我开点止痛的药呀？

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sleeping pill

安眠药

【解释】

A sleeping pill is a pill that you can take to help you sleep.

【例句】

I suffer from terrible insomnia. I can't fall asleep without taking sleeping pills.

我失眠非常严重，不吃安眠药都睡不了。

A: Did the sleeping pill work?

B: Yes, I slept like a log last night.

A: 安眠药有用吗？

B: 有用，我昨晚睡得跟猪一样。

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be/go on the pill

在服避孕药

【解释】

If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant.

【例句】

She has been on the pill for three years.

她服了3年的避孕药。

A: Is it true that she is on the pill?

B: She was on the pill, but she isn't now.

A: 她在吃避孕药是真的吗？

B: 她曾经吃过，现在没有再吃了。