remedy
US: /ˈɹɛmədi/
UK: /ɹˈɛmədˌi/
UK: /ɹˈɛmədˌi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
remedy /'remidi/
- danh từ
- thuốc, phương thuốc; cách điều trị, cách chữa cháy
- phương pháp cứu chữa, biện pháp sửa chữa
- sự đền bù; sự bồi thường
- sai suất (trong việc đúc tiền)
- ngoại động từ
- cứu chữa, chữa khỏi
- sửa chữa
- đền bù, bù đắp
- final victory will remedy all set-backs: thắng lợi cuối cùng sẽ đền bù lại những thất bại đã qua
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun (plural remedies) ~ (for / to sth)
1 a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation: There is no simple remedy for unemployment. + There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.
2 a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious: a natural / herbal remedy + an excellent home remedy for sore throats
3 ~ (against sth) (law) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law: Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying. + What's my remedy in law in this case?
+ verb (remedies, remedying, remedied, remedied) [VN] to correct or improve sth: to remedy a deficiency / problem / mistake + This situation is easily remedied.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 cure, treatment, therapy, antidote, counteractant, countermeasure, medication, medicament, medicine, prescription, drug, pharmaceutical, cure-all, panacea, nostrum, restorative, specific:
What remedy did the doctor recommend?
2 cure, antidote, cure-all, panacea, nostrum, countermeasure, relief, redress, answer, solution:
Knowledge is the only remedy for superstition.
v.
3 cure, treat, heal, mend, restore, relieve, soothe, control, ease, mitigate, alleviate:
The ointment will remedy the itching but not the infection causing it
4 correct, rectify, reform, improve, ameliorate, redress, repair, put or set right, straighten out:
How can I remedy a situation that has already gone too far?
Collocation dictionary
1 treatment/medicine
ADJ.
effective, good | correct | wrong | common | traditional | ancient, old | folk | home | herbal, homoeopathic, natural | cold
The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
QUANT.
dose
One dose of the remedy is sufficient.
VERB + REMEDY
take, use | need | try | give sb
The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers.
| prescribe (sb) | prepare
The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers.
| find
They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition.
REMEDY + VERB
be available | work
She tried various remedies, but none of them worked.
PREP.
~ for
He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever.
2 way of dealing with a problem
ADJ.
adequate, effective, good
Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court.
| appropriate, suitable | easy, simple
There's no easy remedy for unemployment.
| common, usual | alternative | desperate, drastic | proposed | civil (law), common/private/public law, contractual, judicial, legal, statutory
VERB + REMEDY
have | pursue, seek
They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract.
| resort to
Desperate remedies were resorted to in the search for food.
| exhaust
They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court.
| create | offer | afford (sb), grant sb, provide (sb with)
remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order
REMEDY + VERB
be available | lie in sth
When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system.
PREP.
~ against
The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor.
| ~ for
remedies for breach of contract
| ~ in
You have a remedy in civil law.
PHRASES
rights and remedies
The Act created rights and remedies for consumers.
ADV.
easily
This could easily be remedied if the authorities were willing.
VERB + REMEDY
attempt to, seek to, take steps to, try to
The government should have taken steps to remedy the situation.
Concise English dictionary
remedies|remedied|remedying'remɪdɪ
noun
+act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
+a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
verb
+set straight or right
+provide relief for
