tramadol

tramadol — 名詞

1. a strong pain-relieving medicine that works on the nervous system, used when oth

1.名詞C1
釋義

曲馬多

一種鴉片類的強效止痛藥物

a strong pain-relieving medicine that works on the nervous system, used when other painkillers are not strong enough for a person's level of pain

例句

Dr. Okafor prescribed tramadol to João after his knee surgery to manage the pain.

Okafor 醫生在 João 膝蓋手術後開立曲馬多給他止痛。

prescribe + tramadol + to + person + after medical event

After hurting her back while moving furniture, Hoa took tramadol for three days.

Hoa 在搬家具時傷到背部之後，連續三天服用曲馬多。

take + tramadol + for + duration after injury

同義詞
  • opioid

    broader class of drugs that affect pain receptors; tramadol is one specific type of opioid

  • painkiller

    general everyday word for any medicine that reduces pain; less specific than tramadol

  • analgesic

    formal medical term for any pain-relieving substance; tramadol is a specific synthetic analgesic

文法句型

take + tramadol + for + condition/duration

prescribe + tramadol + to + person

tramadol + causes/works/helps + effect

用法筆記

Tramadol is treated as an uncountable noun when referring to the drug in general ('Tramadol is effective for nerve pain'), but can be countable when referring to individual pills ('The doctor told me to take two tramadols before bed').

常見錯誤

❌I bought some tramadol at the supermarket.
✅I bought some ibuprofen at the supermarket; tramadol requires a prescription from a doctor.
💡Tramadol is a controlled medicine that cannot be sold over the counter.